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RESEARCH PRODUCT
A joint reading of positional and relational goods
Luca FioritoMassimiliano Vatierosubject
positional goodsSettore SECS-P/04 - Storia Del Pensiero EconomicoRelational goodJ.E.L. D11 K00Relational goods; positional goodsdescription
Both relational and positional goods are based upon an idea of joint consumption - though with opposite signs. Indeed, in both cases, individuals' consumption choices take into account not only the individuals themselves, but others, as well. Given that relational goods provide a form of identity to their consumers, we show that a certain degree of positionality emerges within the consumption of relational goods. Analogously, except in a two-agent context, each positional good also has a relational component. What emerges is a complex structure of economic outcomes based on both relational and positional motives.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
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| 2013-01-01 |