This paper analyses incomes and socioeconomic status of internal migrants over time and in comparison to their new … neighbors and investigates whether status consumption is a way for newly arrived city dwellers to signal their social standing …. Using a novel dataset from the emerging economy of Kazakhstan we find that internal migrants earn an income and status …

, preserving her virtue increases a woman's chances of marrying a high-status husband, and therefore allows for upward social … differences, social status and stratification, and overall economic development. -- Mating ; marriage ; cultural values ; social …

The impact of socio-economic status on health has been widely recognized, but the independent impact of social status … undergo a shift in their social status without considerable economic impact. We gather data on 4190 scientists who were either … China is a boost in social status (vice-ministerial level) with negligible economic impact (US$30 monthly before 2009 …

over 80 thousand were sent to extermination camps. We ask whether an individual's social status prior to deportation, and … to avoid transports to the camps, and the chances of surviving Auschwitz. Pre-deportation social status protected …

A large number of empirical studies have investigated the link between social status and happiness, yet in …

, leading to status consumption and wasteful gift giving. The screening activity is costly not only for the potential husband … money") benefits the candidate but also the woman, and reduces wasteful status consumption spending. Also, aging and …

mediation from social status. This effect persists seven and thirteen years later (wave 3 and 4 of the data). Indeed, the …

In a laboratory experiment we test the interaction effects of status and group identity on interpersonal trust. Natural … group identity is generated by school affiliation. Status (expert or agent) is awarded based on relative performance in a … the disadvantaged group that nevertheless achieve the status of expert) trust less both in-group and out-group trustees …