Visible inequality breeds more inequality

Gaechter, Simon

Abstract

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.

Citation

Gaechter, S. (2015). Visible inequality breeds more inequality. Nature, 526, https://doi.org/10.1038/526333a

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Oct 14, 2015
• Deposit Date: Oct 15, 2015
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 15, 2015
• Journal: Nature
• Print ISSN: 0028-0836
• Electronic ISSN: 1476-4687
• Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 526
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/526333a
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/763856
• Publisher URL: http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v526/n7573/full/526333a.html