# Prof. Nathan Pettit's research on status is featured

1 Faculty News March 21, 2012 ![Wall Street Journal logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/wsjlogo.jpg?itok=5Qt0z3WX)>

Excerpt from [The Wall Street Journal](http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303812904577293664148110928.html?KEYWORDS=%22nathan+pettit%22) -- "The findings show there is a strong psychological reward for those who perceive themselves to be of higher status, says [Nathan Pettit](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/nathan-pettit), the study's lead author."

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