Maybe the real puzzle is under what conditions do people maximize rank or total stuff. F
> It doesn't have to be complicated, but it does have to be specific. > A business trying to maximize market share is pretty specific, though > with multiple product lines and sets of consumers there remains the > question of how to weigh these different market shares. An employer > wanting only to minimize the wages of workers of some race is also > specific, though we have to distinguish that from them wanting to > minimize the consumption of those workers, to minimize the regard > in which those workers are held by associates, or to maximize their > mating with potential partners who these workers might compete for. > > Robin Hanson [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hanson.gmu.edu > Asst. Prof. Economics, George Mason University > MSN 1D3, Carow Hall, Fairfax VA 22030-4444 > 703-993-2326 FAX: 703-993-2323 >
