relative income hypothesis

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:economic_policy
gptkbp:contrastsWith absolute income hypothesis
gptkbp:field economics
gptkbp:focusesOn income distribution
consumption behavior
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label relative income hypothesis
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:life-cycle_hypothesis
permanent income hypothesis
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:James_Duesenberry
gptkbp:publicationYear 1949
gptkbp:publishedIn Income, Saving and the Theory of Consumer Behavior
gptkbp:relatedTo social comparison
demonstration effect
gptkbp:state individual consumption depends on relative income rather than absolute income
gptkbp:usedIn macroeconomic analysis
consumption function modeling
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:James_Duesenberry
gptkb:Jan_Duesenberry
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7