(Phys.org) —Income inequality – between the super-rich and the rest of us – and a sorry record of progressive policy initiatives from Congress all can be traced to a built-in "status quo bias" in our political system, ...
Social Sciences
Dec 24, 2013
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Differences in attitudes and cultural values could have far-reaching implications for the development of a sustainable global society, according to an analysis to be published in the International Journal of the Sustainable ...
Environment
Jun 12, 2012
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It may seem like common sense that rich parents spend more money on their children than poor parents do. A new study co-authored by a CSU faculty member shows that this financial gap is widening due to rising income inequality.
Social Sciences
May 24, 2018
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U.S. income inequality grew in 2021 for the first time in a decade, according to data the Census Bureau released in September 2022.
Social Sciences
Nov 2, 2022
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Poverty in the U.S. is often associated with deprivation, in areas including housing, employment, and education. Now a study co-authored by two MIT researchers has shown, in unprecedented geographic detail, another stark ...
Social Sciences
Apr 11, 2016
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(Phys.org) —Gross Domestic Product is a misleading measure of national success, say ANU experts.
Economics & Business
Jan 16, 2014
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Researchers from the University of Tübingen have found that the greater the disparity in wealth, the greater the risk of civil war. "If unequal division passes a certain level, the effects within a region are enormous," ...
Social Sciences
Jun 4, 2014
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Human beings display a genuine aversion to income inequality, but this compassion is eclipsed by a competing desire not to upend the social pecking order, researchers said Monday.
Social Sciences
Jul 10, 2017
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When you use self-checkout machines in supermarkets and drugstores, you are probably not—with all due respect—doing a better job of bagging your purchases than checkout clerks once did. Automation just makes bagging less ...
Economics & Business
Nov 21, 2022
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An international team including HSE researchers has conducted the largest ever cross-cultural study of appearance-enhancing behaviors. They have found that people worldwide spend an average of four hours a day on enhancing ...
Social Sciences
Feb 28, 2023
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