Why Nobody Feels Rich: The Psychology Of Inequality

Income Inequality

Your Loss, My Gain? Sharing Economy May Widen Wealth Gap

“Contract trading”—in which contract pricing replaces traditional wage setting—lowers freelance contractors’ perceived value and actual earnings alike, even when their actual work product is identical to that of a traditional employee. More

Inequality and Attitudes

Psychological scientists Jolanda Jetten of University of Queensland, Australia, and Stefanie Sprong of Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, explore how concerns about wealth inequality can affect support for strong and sometimes autocratic leadership. More

Misperceptions About Racial Wealth Gap Examined in New Report

The vast majority of Americans underestimate the magnitude of economic inequality between Whites and racial minorities, particularly Black and Latinx people, according a research reported in Perspectives on Psychological Science. More

High Wealth Inequality Linked With Greater Support for Populist Leaders

People who live or think they live in a more economically unequal society may be more supportive of a strong, even autocratic leader, a large-scale international study shows. More

How to increase access to gifted programs for low-income and black and Latino children

Many of the public school gifted and talented programs that serve high-ability students don’t reflect the diversity of their communities. New York City, with roughly 1.1 million students, is an extreme example. While roughly 4 in 6 of its kindergartners are black or Latino, those children account for only about about 1 More