作者：Bowers, Anne; Prato, Matteo
作者单位：University of Toronto; Universita della Svizzera Italiana
摘要：Focusing on the categorical nature of many status orderings, we examine the relationship among status, actors' quality, and market outcomes. As markets evolve, the number of categories that structure them can increase, creating opportunities for new actors to be bestowed status, or it can decrease, dethroning certain actors from their superior standing. In both cases, gains and losses of status may occur without changes in actors' quality. Because audiences rely on status signals to infer the ...
