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The Misperception of Racial Economic Inequality

open access: yesPerspectives 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   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Economic Inequality in Preindustrial Germany, ca. 1300–1850

open access: yesJournal 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
semanticscholar   +1 more source

“Our Country Needs a Strong Leader Right Now”: Economic Inequality Enhances the Wish for a Strong Leader

open access: yesPsychology 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   +39 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Socio-economic inequality in malnutrition among children in India: an analysis of 640 districts from National Family Health Survey (2015–16)

open access: yesInternational 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
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Socio-economic inequality and inequity in use of health care services in Kenya: evidence from the fourth Kenya household health expenditure and utilization survey

open access: yesInternational 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   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Value Creation, Appropriation, and Distribution: How Firms Contribute to Societal Economic Inequality

open access: yesBusiness & 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
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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

open access: yesSocial 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   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Sweden's economic inequality gap is widening and worrying. [PDF]

open access: yesLancet Reg Health Eur, 2023
The Lancet Regional Health-Europe.
europepmc   +1 more source

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