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The Misperception of Racial Economic Inequality

Perspectives on Psychological Science, 2019
Racial economic inequality is a foundational feature of the United States, yet many Americans appear oblivious to it. In the present work we consider the psychology underlying this collective willful ignorance.
Michael W. Kraus, I. Onyeador, Natalie M. Daumeyer, Julian M. Rucker, J. Richeson   +4 more
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Economic Inequality in Preindustrial Germany, ca. 1300–1850

Journal Economic History, 2020
This article provides an overview of wealth inequality in Germany during 1300–1850, introducing a novel database. We document four alternating phases of inequality decline and growth.
G. Alfani, Victoria Gierok, Felix Schaff
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“Our Country Needs a Strong Leader Right Now”: Economic Inequality Enhances the Wish for a Strong Leader

Psychology Science, 2019
Societal inequality has been found to harm the mental and physical health of its members and undermine overall social cohesion. Here, we tested the hypothesis that economic inequality is associated with a wish for a strong leader in a study involving 28 ...
S. Sprong, J. Jetten, Zhechen Wang, K. Peters, Frank Mols, M. Verkuyten, B. Bastian, A. Ariyanto, Frédérique Autin, Nadia Ayub, Constantina Badea, Tomasz Besta, F. Butera, Rui Costa-Lopes, Lijuan Cui, Carole Fantini, G. Finchilescu, L. Gaertner, M. Gollwitzer, Á. Gómez, Roberto González, Ying-yi Hong, D. Jensen, I. Jasinskaja‐Lahti, M. Karasawa, T. Kessler, O. Klein, M. Lima, Laura Mégevand, T. Morton, Paola Paladino, T. Pólya, T. A. Renvik, Aleksejs Ruza, W. Shahrazad, S. Shama, Heather J. Smith, A. Torres, A. M. van der Bles, Michael J. A. Wohl   +39 more
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Socio-economic inequality in malnutrition among children in India: an analysis of 640 districts from National Family Health Survey (2015–16)

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2019
BackgroundDespite a fast-growing economy and the largest anti-malnutrition programme, India has the world’s worst level of child malnutrition. Despite India’s 50% increase in GDP since 1991, more than one third of the world’s malnourished children live ...
S. Singh, S. Srivastava, A. Upadhyay
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Socio-economic inequality and inequity in use of health care services in Kenya: evidence from the fourth Kenya household health expenditure and utilization survey

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2019
BackgroundKenya is experiencing persistently high levels of inequity in health and access to care services. In 2018, decades of sustained policy efforts to promote equitable, affordable and quality health services have culminated in the launch of a ...
Stefania Ilinca, L. Di Giorgio, P. Salari, J. Chuma   +3 more
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Value Creation, Appropriation, and Distribution: How Firms Contribute to Societal Economic Inequality

Business & Society, 2018
Firms are central to wealth creation and distribution, but their role in economic inequality in a society remains poorly studied. In this essay, we define and distinguish value distribution from value creation and value appropriation.
Hari Bapuji, B. Husted, J. Lu, R. Mir
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The Vicious Cycle of Economic Inequality: The Role of Ideology in Shaping the Relationship Between “What Is” and “What Ought to Be” in 41 Countries

Social Psychology and Personality Science, 2018
People’s desired levels of inequality are informed by the levels of inequality they perceive to exist. Perceived economic inequality is used as a reference point in determining people’s ideal level of inequality.
Efraín García‐Sánchez, Jojanneke van der Toorn, Rosa Rodríguez-Bailón, G. Willis   +3 more
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Fairness views and cooperation under varying levels of economic inequality. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2023
Hariskos W, Neitzel J, Sääksvuori L.
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Evolution and stages of China's economic inequality from 1978 to 2018. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2023
Guo Y.
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Sweden's economic inequality gap is widening and worrying. [PDF]

Lancet Reg Health Eur, 2023
The Lancet Regional Health-Europe.
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