Celebrations as Social Investments: Festival Expenditures, Unit Price Variation and Social Status in Rural India

By V. Rao. 2001

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Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Sociology and Political Science

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Examining the Role of Emotional and Functional Values in Festival Evaluation (2011, background): “As a growing number of communities host festivals to aid local economic development (Gursoy, Spangenberg, and Rutherford 2006) and social cohesion (Rao 2001), festivals have expanded rapidly in number, popularity, and diversity (Getz 1993; Thrane 2002).”
The Hedonic and Utilitarian Dimensions of Attendees' Attitudes Toward Festivals (2006, background): “Communication of these benefits is likely to improve residents’ perceptions of hedonic and functional attributes offered by festivals (Rao, 2001).”
Status Goods: Experimental Evidence from Platinum Credit Cards (2017, unknown): “…phenomena, such as the wealth gap between racial groups in the United States (Charles, Hurst, and Roussanov 2009), personal bankruptcy decisions (Agarwal, Mikhed, and Scholnick 2016), and large expenditures on weddings and festivals in developing countries (Rao 2001; Banerjee and Duflo 2008).”
Long-term Gains from Electrification in Rural India (2015, background): “Rao (2001) describes the importance of status-related spending in South Indian villages, though Rao emphasizes the more positive roles that such spending can play in building social capital, which can be welfare enhancing.”
Relationship between Perceived Risk, Evaluation, Satisfaction, and Behavioral Intention: A Case of Local-Festival Visitors (2016, background): “Satisfaction with a festival visit and positive behavioral intention (loyalty) not only reinforces the social cohesion of a local community (Rao, 2001), but also significantly influences the local economy (Thrane, 2002).”
INVESTIGATING DIFFERENCES IN ANTECEDENTS TO VALUE BETWEEN FIRST‐TIME AND REPEAT FESTIVAL‐GOERS (2009, background): “Substantial attention in tourism literature has been paid to festival research in the wake of tangible and intangible gains from festivals, including significant impacts on local economies (Getz, 1993 ), local tourism promotion (Felsenstein & Fleischer, 2003 ), and reinforcement of social cohesion”