Interdependent utilities: how social ranking affects choice behavior.

Organization in hierarchical dominance structures is prevalent in animal societies, so a strong preference for higher positions in social ranking is likely to be an important motivation of human social and economic behavior. This preference is also likely to influence the way in which we evaluate ou...

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Main Authors: Nadège Bault, Giorgio Coricelli, Aldo Rustichini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2568945?pdf=render