This paper examines the structure and evolution of consumption and consumption growth inequality. Once heterogeneous agents relate their neighbors' consumption to their own, consumption volatility and inequality are affected. The relationship predicted between the group average consumption...

We develop and test a model of social comparison in which individuals gain status through pro-social behavior (competitive altruism) and in which they endogenously choose the reference group and associated reference standard involved in signaling status (reference group selection). In our...

Nichtlineare Preissetzung -- Preissetzung auf zweiseitigen Märkten -- Untersuchungsansatz für ein Entscheidungsunterstützungssystem zur Preisoptimierung auf zweiseitigen Messe-Märkten -- Modelle zur Preisoptimierung für eine Messeveranstaltung -- Messung der Zahlungsbereitschaften von...