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Gender Differentiation in Risk-Taking Behavior : On the Relative Risk Aversion of Single Men and Single Women

Stark, Oded; Zawojska, Ewa - 2015

We relate an observed difference between single men (SM) and single women (SW) in attitudes towards risk to the higher value assigned to social status by SM than by SW. In the marriage market, low status carries a harsher penalty for SM than for SW because when selecting a partner, the social...

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Status aspirations, wealth inequality, and economic growth

Stark, Oded - 2005

This paper argues that an increase in the inequality of wealth prompts a stronger quest for status that in turn fosters the accumulation of wealth. It proposes a measure for an individual's want of social status. For a given level of a population's wealth, the corresponding aggregate measure of...

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A theory of migration as a response to occupational stigma

Stark, Oded; Fan, C.Simon - 2010

A theory is developed of labor migration that is prompted by a desire to avoid social humiliation. In a general …

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Status Aspirations, Wealth Inequality, and Economic Growth

Stark, Oded - 2005

This paper argues that an increase in the inequality of wealth prompts a stronger quest for status that in turn fosters the accumulation of wealth. It proposes a measure for an individual's want of social status. For a given level of a population?s wealth, the corresponding aggregate measure of...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010265917

A theory of migration as a response to occupational stigma

Stark, Oded; Fan, C. Simon - 2009

Drawing on the literature of occupational status and social distance, a theory is developed of labor migration that is … Theorie zur Migration von Arbeitskraft, die den Wunsch des Einzelnen mit einbezieht, eine Abwertung des sozialen Status zu …

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