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Knowledge and Valuation in Markets

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Aspers,  Patrik
Soziologie des Marktes, MPI for the Study of Societies, Max Planck Society;
Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden;

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Aspers, P. (2009). Knowledge and Valuation in Markets. Theory and Society, 38(2), 111-131. doi:10.1007/s11186-008-9078-9.


Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-0012-439D-6
Abstract
The purpose of this theoretical article is to contribute to the analysis of knowledge and valuation in markets. In every market actors must know how to value its products. The analytical point of departure is the distinction between two ideal types of markets that are mutually xclusive, status and standard. In a status market, valuation is a function of the status rank orders or identities of the actors on both sides of the market, which is more entrenched than the value of what is traded in the market. In a market characterized by a standard, the situation is reversed; the scale of value is more entrenched than the rankings of actors in the market. In a status market actors need to know about the other actors involved as there is no scale of value for evaluating the items traded in the market independently of its buyers and sellers. In a standard market it is more important to know how to meet the standard in relation to which all items traded are valued. The article includes empirical examples and four testable hypotheses.