RE: Economics of rank

[Alex Robson]

Ja wrote: ``too much Becker-Stiglitz modelling of economic-man make us forget this all too easily’’   Could you explain what you mean by “Becker-Stiglitz modeling of economic man”?    Perhaps you could direct us towards joint papers by Becker and Stiglitz?        Dr Alex Robson School of Economics Faculty of Economics and Commerce Australian National University Canberra ACT 0200. AUSTRALIA Ph +61-2-6125-4909   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 21 February 2002 2:28 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Economics of rank   I dont think any sociologist would be so surprised to hear that economists are just "discovering" that, all else equal, we are status-seeking individuals...  I'd say that too much Becker-Stiglitz modelling of economic-man make us forget this all too easily. -ja