Benign envy sells iPhones, but malicious envy drives consumers to BlackBerries

Monday, October 18, 2010 - 17:30 in Mathematics & Economics

People are willing to pay more for products that elicit their envy -- but that's only when they are motivated by a positive, benign form of envy, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer...

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