Varieties of the Rat Race: Conspicuous Consumption in the US & Germany
Channel: New Economic Thinking
Date: 2023-01-11

Why are we still in the rat race? 

Till van Treeck (@unidue & @thenewschool) shares his insightful research on how Conspicuous Consumption, Working Hours, and Veblen Effects impacts income inequality in Advanced Economies.

Explore his role at the University of Duisberg-Essen
https://imprs.mpifg.de/48961/till-van-treeck

Popular Publication: Varieties of Capitalism and growth regimes: the role of income distribution
https://academic.oup.com/ser/article/20/3/1249/6439212

INET Blog Post on the Rate Race and Age of Leisure
https://www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives/blog/getting-out-of-the-rat-race-is-an-age-of-leisure-and-abundance-possible

Check out his newest publication “Varieties of the rat race: Working hours in the age of abundance”
https://academic.oup.com/ser/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ser/mwac067/6972832?utm_source=advanceaccess&utm_campaign=ser&utm_medium=email