这一观点在“地位商品”（positional goods）的概念中被形式化了 [0]。Fred Hirsch 在他的《The Social Limits to Growth》一书中创造了这个词，我绝对推荐这本书——里面有很多关于地位商品在经济中的地位、以及地位商品消费占比上升如何影响社会福利的精彩探讨。……
This idea is formalised in the concept of "positional goods" [0]. Fred Hirsch coined the name in his book The Social Limits to Growth, which I definitely recommend - it contains a lot of interesting discussion about the place of positional goods in the economy, and how the rising share of consumption of positional goods affects welfare.…
Fred Hirsch 的《Social Limits to Growth》对地位商品的本质（包括个人时间）进行了非常有意思的探讨。其中一个相关的方面是，随着物质生产力的提高，地位商品的相对价格……
Fred Hirsch's book "Social Limits to Growth" contains a very interesting exploration of the nature of positional goods, including personal time. One relevant aspect is that as material productivity increases, the relative prices of positional goods…
……相比普通奢侈品，更适合被视作地位商品 [0]，但你说得对，这在很大程度上让它们沦为了富人的专属（在需要融资/贷款的地方）。关于这个主题，我强烈推荐 Fred Hirsch 的《The Social Limits to Growth》（页面里有链接）。[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positional_good
…positional goods [0], than as more basic luxury goods, but you are right that that largely leaves them as the preserve of the rich (in places where financing is required). I would highly recommend "The Social Limits to Growth" by Fred Hirsch (linked in that page), on the subject. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positional_good
《Social Limits to Growth》，Fred Hirsch 著，高等教育是一种地位商品。核心在于稀缺性。原作者在“真正的问题在于扩大受教育途径是否最终会强化教育阶层……
Social Limits to Growth, Fred Hirsch, higher education is a positional good. It is about scarcity. The original author recognizes this at "The real question is whether broadening access ends up reinforcing the educational caste…
这一观点在“地位商品”（positional goods）的概念中被形式化了 [0]。Fred Hirsch 在他的《The Social Limits to Growth》一书中创造了这个词，我绝对推荐这本书——里面有很多关于地位商品在经济中的地位、以及地位商品消费占比上升如何影响社会福利的精彩探讨。……
This idea is formalised in the concept of "positional goods" [0]. Fred Hirsch coined the name in his book The Social Limits to Growth, which I definitely recommend - it contains a lot of interesting discussion about the place of positional goods in the economy, and how the rising share of consumption of positional goods affects welfare.…
Fred Hirsch 的《Social Limits to Growth》对地位商品的本质（包括个人时间）进行了非常有意思的探讨。其中一个相关的方面是，随着物质生产力的提高，地位商品的相对价格……
Fred Hirsch's book "Social Limits to Growth" contains a very interesting exploration of the nature of positional goods, including personal time. One relevant aspect is that as material productivity increases, the relative prices of positional goods…
……相比普通奢侈品，更适合被视作地位商品 [0]，但你说得对，这在很大程度上让它们沦为了富人的专属（在需要融资/贷款的地方）。关于这个主题，我强烈推荐 Fred Hirsch 的《The Social Limits to Growth》（页面里有链接）。[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positional_good
…positional goods [0], than as more basic luxury goods, but you are right that that largely leaves them as the preserve of the rich (in places where financing is required). I would highly recommend "The Social Limits to Growth" by Fred Hirsch (linked in that page), on the subject. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positional_good
《Social Limits to Growth》，Fred Hirsch 著，高等教育是一种地位商品。核心在于稀缺性。原作者在“真正的问题在于扩大受教育途径是否最终会强化教育阶层……
Social Limits to Growth, Fred Hirsch, higher education is a positional good. It is about scarcity. The original author recognizes this at "The real question is whether broadening access ends up reinforcing the educational caste…