Journal article | Zeitschriftenartikel
Merit, approbation and the evolution of social structure
We examine a society in which individuals gain utility from income and social approbation. Approbation is given to an unobservable trait, signalled through social mobility. Two environments are studied: in one players care for absolute approbation; in the other relative approbation matters. In both environments, individuals' quest for approbation both affects and is affected by social structure. We study the long run implications of that interaction on social organization. Various forms of dynasties and meritocracies are possible. Even though social mobility is driven purely by meritocratic principles, pure dynasties can emerge.
- Umfang
-
Seite(n): 295-315
- Sprache
-
Englisch
- Anmerkungen
-
Status: Postprint; begutachtet (peer reviewed)
- Erschienen in
-
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 64(3-4)
- Thema
-
Soziologie, Anthropologie
Allgemeine Soziologie, Makrosoziologie, spezielle Theorien und Schulen, Entwicklung und Geschichte der Soziologie
- Ereignis
-
Geistige Schöpfung
- (wer)
-
Cowan, Robin
Jonard, Nicolas
- Ereignis
-
Veröffentlichung
- (wo)
-
Niederlande
- (wann)
-
2007
- DOI
- URN
-
urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-199586
- Rechteinformation
-
GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
- Letzte Aktualisierung
-
21.06.2024, 16:27 MESZ
Datenpartner
Dieses Objekt wird bereitgestellt von:
GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln. Bei Fragen zum Objekt wenden Sie sich bitte an den Datenpartner.
GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln. Bei Fragen zum Objekt wenden Sie sich bitte an den Datenpartner.
Objekttyp
- Zeitschriftenartikel
Beteiligte
- Cowan, Robin
- Jonard, Nicolas
Entstanden
- 2007
Ähnliche Objekte (12)
Merit, approbation and the evolution of social structure
Ethnicity, schooling, and merit in the Netherlands
Giving Trends in Myanmar: More Than Merit Making
Paper prototyping: the surplus merit of a multi-method approach
Merit-making activities and the latent ideal of the buddhist wat in southwestern Cambodia
"Get to the bridge and I will help you to cross": merit, personal connections and money in access to Nigerian higher education
The evolution of the art fair
Juridical ontology: the evolution of legal form
Historical evolution of federal finances in India
Payoff information hampers the evolution of cooperation
The evolution of wage inequality in Italy
Structure of ideology: evidence from Serbia
Merit, approbation and the evolution of social structure
Ethnicity, schooling, and merit in the Netherlands
Giving Trends in Myanmar: More Than Merit Making
Paper prototyping: the surplus merit of a multi-method approach
Merit-making activities and the latent ideal of the buddhist wat in southwestern Cambodia
"Get to the bridge and I will help you to cross": merit, personal connections and money in access to Nigerian higher education
The evolution of the art fair
Juridical ontology: the evolution of legal form
Historical evolution of federal finances in India
Payoff information hampers the evolution of cooperation
The evolution of wage inequality in Italy
Structure of ideology: evidence from Serbia
Merit, approbation and the evolution of social structure
Ethnicity, schooling, and merit in the Netherlands
Giving Trends in Myanmar: More Than Merit Making
Paper prototyping: the surplus merit of a multi-method approach
Merit-making activities and the latent ideal of the buddhist wat in southwestern Cambodia
"Get to the bridge and I will help you to cross": merit, personal connections and money in access to Nigerian higher education
The evolution of the art fair
Juridical ontology: the evolution of legal form
Historical evolution of federal finances in India
Payoff information hampers the evolution of cooperation
The evolution of wage inequality in Italy