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Study: Income inequality may boost your ego
The Washington Post: A new study finds that countries with more income inequality tend to have more people who believe that they are better than average — a psychological phenomenon known as “self-enhancement.” The study
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Bad bosses: The Psycho-path to Success?
CNN: Think you suffer from a “psycho” boss? A small but growing body of global research suggests you might be right. Call it the “Psycho-path to Success.” Psychopaths — narcissists guided without conscience, who mimic
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Yes, It Is Possible To Be Happy With Spending Less
Business Insider: Increased consumer spending has become an obsession with the economic-recovery crowd. Such spending accounts for 70 percent of the U.S. economy, as measured by the gross domestic product, or GDP. Therefore, the thinking
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Will Pay for Status
Huffington Post: There are lots of ways to show other people that you have status. I travel a lot, and the airlines treat frequent travelers specially. At the start of the boarding process, the people
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Can Money Buy Self-Esteem?
Scientific American: Sellers have long charged a premium for objects that confer some kind of social status, even if they offer few, if any, functional benefits over cheaper products. Designer sunglasses, $200,000 Swiss watches, and
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Study: Do men flash cash to find a mate?
USA Today: When women seem scarce, men may compete for them by being impulsive, saving less and borrowing more, according to a new study. “What we see in other animals is that when females are
