An anti-poverty program tested extensively on three continents has produced sustained gains in individuals' income, wealth, and well-being, according to a study published today in the journal Science.
Social Sciences
May 14, 2015
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(Phys.org)—A team of researchers at Yale University has conducted an online virtual experiment designed to better understand behavior patterns among people in a society as it relates to wealth inequality. In their paper ...
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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Most of our society's wealth is invested in businesses or other ventures that may or may not pan out. Thus, chance plays a role in where the wealth of a society will end up.
Economics & Business
Jul 21, 2011
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A Florida State University professor's research suggests a theory by famed economist Thomas Piketty on present-day wealth inequality actually explains a lot about how smaller-scale societies in the prehistoric Mediterranean ...
Social Sciences
May 10, 2019
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(Phys.org) —Comparisons between the stock market floor and a zoo are not far from the mark, according to a new study published today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
Plants & Animals
Sep 10, 2013
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Investment funds owned by national governments -- known as "sovereign wealth funds" - now wield trillions of dollars in investment power globally, raising concerns that the funds could be used for political purposes and leading ...
Economics & Business
Feb 1, 2010
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Across small-scale societies, the practice of some males taking multiple wives is thought to be associated with extreme disparities of wealth. But in fact, polygyny has been more common among relatively egalitarian low-tech ...
Social Sciences
Jul 17, 2018
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The patriarchy, having been somewhat in retreat in parts of the world, is back in our faces. In Afghanistan, the Taliban once again prowl the streets more concerned with keeping women at home and in strict dress code than ...
Archaeology
Sep 21, 2022
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Money can't buy you happiness, but it could motivate you to live a better life.
Social Sciences
Sep 3, 2019
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