tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post5481689512194064063..comments2024-03-28T09:22:36.967+13:00Comments on Offsetting Behaviour: Afternoon roundupEric Cramptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-84404100359679287392009-07-02T17:40:35.067+12:002009-07-02T17:40:35.067+12:00I'm not sure of any direct studies, but you co...I'm not sure of any direct studies, but you could compare the list of "signalling heavy" activities discussed <a href="http://offsettingbehaviour.blogspot.com/2009/05/positional-goods-remove-all-vices.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> -- follow link to Robin Hanson's post, then check the list of activities by net affect Hanson puts together <a href="http://www.overcomingbias.com/2009/05/tax-unhappiness.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. So a kid's education both generates happiness directly and is high in positionality; "washing, dressing, etc" is also of moderate affect and of high positionality. Not sure if there are any studies trying to go for a direct link between signalling activities and happiness; not sure how you'd disentangle the activity itself from the results of the activity. In other words, if status-signalling tends to give you better outcomes, do the outcomes or the signalling bring happiness. Would be interested in seeing any results, but I don't know of any offhand.Eric Cramptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-22928980375635876482009-07-02T11:08:55.067+12:002009-07-02T11:08:55.067+12:00Although my daughter, Ava, is a smart 6 year old, ...Although my daughter, Ava, is a smart 6 year old, she didn't actually write that last comment. It was actually me, a first time visitor here, but likely to return often.James Hanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18431950784819780004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-76677206393625099202009-07-02T11:05:12.940+12:002009-07-02T11:05:12.940+12:00Has anyone studied the relationship between signal...Has anyone studied the relationship between signaling status and happiness? That is, I would presume that signaling status has its own utility and the two are not so easily separated.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15854768401920225694noreply@blogger.com