Visible inequality breeds more inequality

Experiments suggest that when people can see wealth inequality in their social network, this propels further inequality through reduced cooperation and reduced social connectivity. News & Views comment on Nishi et al, Nature 526, 2015, p. 426-429.

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Main Author: Gaechter, Simon
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Published: Nature Publishing Group 2015
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description Experiments suggest that when people can see wealth inequality in their social network, this propels further inequality through reduced cooperation and reduced social connectivity. News & Views comment on Nishi et al, Nature 526, 2015, p. 426-429.
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spelling nottingham-304642020-05-04T17:19:41Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/30464/ Visible inequality breeds more inequality Gaechter, Simon Experiments suggest that when people can see wealth inequality in their social network, this propels further inequality through reduced cooperation and reduced social connectivity. News & Views comment on Nishi et al, Nature 526, 2015, p. 426-429. Nature Publishing Group 2015-10-14 Article NonPeerReviewed Gaechter, Simon (2015) Visible inequality breeds more inequality. Nature, 526 . pp. 333-334. ISSN 1476-4687 http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v526/n7573/full/526333a.html doi:10.1038/526333a doi:10.1038/526333a
spellingShingle Gaechter, Simon
Visible inequality breeds more inequality
title Visible inequality breeds more inequality
title_full Visible inequality breeds more inequality
title_fullStr Visible inequality breeds more inequality
title_full_unstemmed Visible inequality breeds more inequality
title_short Visible inequality breeds more inequality
title_sort visible inequality breeds more inequality
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