The consequences of economic inequality for presidential elections in the United States
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DOI: 10.1016/j.strueco.2020.01.009
Abstract: Abstract We apply an approach to building a dense and consistent data set for income inequality that was developed for international comparisons to the case of the fifty states (and the District of Columbia) within… read more here.
Keywords: consequences economic; inequality presidential; economic inequality; presidential elections ... See more keywords
Changes in socio-economic inequality in nutritional status among children in EAG states, India
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DOI: 10.1017/s1368980021000343
Abstract: Abstract Objective: The primary purpose of this study is to examine changes in socio-economic inequality in nutritional status (stunting and underweight) among children in Empowered Action Group (EAG) states. Design: The study is based on… read more here.
Keywords: inequality; socio economic; economic inequality; nutritional status ... See more keywords
Ideological congruence and socio-economic inequality
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DOI: 10.1017/s1755773918000036
Abstract: This study examines whether or not political representation in the Netherlands is biased toward the rich and higher educated by comparing the political orientations of members of parliament to those of the electorate. The analyses… read more here.
Keywords: representation; political representation; economic inequality; socio economic ... See more keywords
Perceived Economic Inequality Measures and Their Association With Objective Inequality and Redistributive Preferences
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DOI: 10.1027/1864-9335/a000498
Abstract: Abstract. Perceptions of economic inequality (PEI) play a central role in people’s responses to inequality. We aim to examine the consistency between different PEI measures (income gaps, diagrammatic figures, experienced downward and upward disparities), their… read more here.
Keywords: objective inequality; perceived economic; redistributive preferences; pei measures ... See more keywords
Commentary on Economic Inequality: “What” and “Who” Constitutes Research on Social Inequality in Developmental Science?
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DOI: 10.1037/dev0000640
Abstract: A focal goal of development science in recent years has been to document and understand the psychological processes that underlie inequality toward the goal of promoting equity and justice (e.g., Killen, Rutland, & Yip, 2016).… read more here.
Keywords: developmental science; special section; economic inequality; inequality developmental ... See more keywords
Higher economic inequality intensifies the financial hardship of people living in poverty by fraying the community buffer
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DOI: 10.1038/s41562-020-0849-2
Abstract: The current research investigates whether higher economic inequality disproportionately intensifies the financial hardship of low-income individuals. We propose that higher economic inequality increases financial hardship for low-income individuals by reducing their ability to rely on… read more here.
Keywords: higher economic; economic inequality; community buffer; inequality ... See more keywords
Economic inequality, perceived responsiveness and political trust
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DOI: 10.1057/s41269-018-0115-z
Abstract: From a representation theory point of view, trust in political institutions is strongly related to the responsiveness of these institutions to citizens’ preferences. However, is this also true when the political power of citizens is… read more here.
Keywords: political trust; economic inequality; trust; inequality perceived ... See more keywords
Changes or Cross‐National Differences? Effects of Economic Inequality on Protest Participation
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DOI: 10.1111/ssqu.12731
Abstract: Objective The association between economic inequality and protest participation has attracted much scholarly attention, and yet empirical tests of this association remain unsatisfactory. Methods Applying a multilevel model to the eight‐wave repeated cross‐sectional data set… read more here.
Keywords: cross national; protest participation; economic inequality; inequality ... See more keywords
Impacts of economic inequality on healthcare worker safety at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic: cross-sectional analysis of a global survey
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064804
Abstract: Objectives To assess the extent to which protection of healthcare workers (HCWs) as COVID-19 emerged was associated with economic inequality among and within countries. Design Cross-sectional analysis of associations of perceptions of workplace risk acceptability… read more here.
Keywords: survey; analysis; economic inequality; healthcare ... See more keywords
Restless in an Unequal World: Economic Inequality Fuels the Desire for Wealth and Status
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DOI: 10.1177/01461672221083747
Abstract: Building on theories explaining social outcomes of economic inequality, our research examined the psychological impact of inequality on the desire for wealth and status. Our studies provide both experimental (Studies 1 and 3, Ns =… read more here.
Keywords: wealth status; desire wealth; economic inequality; inequality ... See more keywords
Propagation of Economic Inequality Through Reciprocity and Reputation
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DOI: 10.1177/0956797617741720
Abstract: Reciprocity and reputation are powerful tools for encouraging cooperation on a broad scale. Here, we highlight a potential side effect of these social phenomena: exacerbating economic inequality. In two novel economic games, we manipulated the… read more here.
Keywords: reputation; reciprocity reputation; economic inequality; propagation economic ... See more keywords