Poor People Experience Greater Financial Hardship in Areas Where Income Inequality is Greatest (IMAGE)

Princeton School of Public and International Affairs

Poor People Experience Greater Financial Hardship in Areas Where Income Inequality is Greatest

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In areas with the highest levels of income inequality, the poor are less likely to rely on their community for support due to shame or embarrassment, according to a study in Nature Human Behaviour.

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Egan Jimenez, Princeton University

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