THORSTEIN VEBLEN AND HIS AMERICA —Joseph Dorfman—Viking ($3.75). In his lifetime (1857-1929) Thorstein Bunde Veblen had a few devoted disciples and a reputation as a brilliant ...
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Why humans crave expensive things just because they're expensive: The science of Veblen goodsThese "Veblen goods," named after economist Thorstein Veblen who first mapped this peculiar behavior, reveal how deeply status-seeking is wired into our psyche. People aren't just willing to pay ...
Thorstein Bunde Veblen, amerikanischer Professor für Volkswirtschaft, hat weder Kühlschränke und Straßenkreuzer noch Fernsehempfänger und Mixapparate gekannt, als er seine kritische Schrift ...
My main research interests are in forest ecology and vegetation dynamics in relation to natural and anthropogenic disturbances, especially as related to climate variability. I use tree rings to date ...
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