A joint reading of positional and relational goods
Informazioni aggiuntive
Autori
Fiorito L.,
Vatiero M.
Tipo
Articolo pubblicato in rivista scientifica
Anno
2013
Lingua
Inglese
Sommario
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.
Periodico
Economia politica : Journal of analytical and institutional economics
Volume
1
Pagine (o numero dell’articolo)
87-96
DOI
Diffusione
Licenza
Licenza non definita
Visibilità
Pubblico
Status open access
Green
