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Varieties of the Rat Race

Jan 11, 2023

Conspicuous Consumption in the US & Germany

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Till van Treeck is a professor at the Institute of Socioeconomics at Duisburg-Essen. In this interview he shares his insightful research on how Conspicuous Consumption, Working Hours, and Veblen Effects impacts income inequality in Advanced Economies.

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Popular Publication: Varieties of Capitalism and growth regimes: the role of income distribution

INET Blog Post on the Rate Race and Age of Leisure

Check out his newest publication: Varieties of the rat race: Working hours in the age of abundance

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