April 5, 2019
October 7, 2018
When one bottle of single malt Macallan whisky sells for more than $1 million, we can ask if it was superior taste or some other reason.
March 29, 2018
By purchasing an adult fish for thousands of dollars, the buyers of an Asian arowana were engaging in conspicuous consumption.
September 20, 2017
With its newest and priciest product launch, Apple has made iPhone conspicuous consumption the reason to buy their phone.
September 10, 2017
Including celery and pineapples, past and present culinary status symbols are examples of foods preferred by an elite group.
July 13, 2017
June 23, 2017
By changing our homes and our cream cheese purchases, taxes on bagels and windows can have unintended consequences when they distort our behavior.
February 2, 2017
As the early 20th century interior decorator who rejected Victorian design, Elsie de Wolfe also created the first group of aspirational shoppers.
August 24, 2015
Nothing but grass, lawns began as conspicuous consumption from the English and French aristocracy and now are a middle class manicured status symbol.
June 13, 2014
June 11, 2014
