Purchase Patterns, Socioeconomic Status, and Political Inclination

Purchase Patterns, Socioeconomic Status, and Political Inclination

This paper analyzes millions of credit card transaction records during several months for tens of thousands of individuals from two different countries. The study shows that, purchase patterns are strongly correlated with important societal indices such as socioeconomic status and political inclinat...

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Main Authors: Dong, Xiaowen (Author), Jahani, Eaman (Author), Morales, Alfredo J. (Author), Bozkaya, Burçin (Author), Lepri, Bruno (Author), Pentland, Alex (Author)
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Language:English
Published: The World Bank Economic Review, 2021-03-30T16:07:01Z.
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