This paper shows that households with positional concerns and convex status utility use gambling to attempt … Germany, proxying the status orientation of households by their expenditures for conspicuous consumption. Our empirical … results strongly indicate that households who care about status are more likely to participate in gambling and invest more in …

sampling method in the study of irrational behaviour of households with respect to emotional and social status bias. The … to measure the emotional and social status biases. The collected data were analysed with the help of the statistical … social status biases influence the decision making processes and the path analysis confirmed that the emotional and social …

(self-image), and reputational (status) motives. In this paper, we model a portfolio decision with two assets and …

(self-image), and reputational (status) motives. In this paper, we model a portfolio decision with two assets and …

employability explained "good" and "bad" behavior at work and in college, and also mediated the relationship between status and …