Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/145908 
Year of Publication: 
2016
Series/Report no.: 
Beiträge zur Jahrestagung des Vereins für Socialpolitik 2016: Demographischer Wandel - Session: Labor Economics: Theory No. E20-V3
Publisher: 
ZBW - Deutsche Zentralbibliothek für Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft, Kiel und Hamburg
Abstract: 
We investigate the influence of status concerns on educational attainment and the labor market. Status is considered as the relative position in society, positively differentiated by comparison with others. We find that the perception of higher social status coming along with higher education may increase the demand for educational credentials. In turn, we can observe a positive effect on labor supply of higher educated people, affecting their wage rate in a negative way. Moreover, the wage for less educated people increases after the introduction of social status due to the low employment rate.
JEL: 
J31
Z13
D03
Document Type: 
Conference Paper

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