Higher income individuals are more generous when local economic inequality is high (IMAGE)

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Higher income individuals are more generous when local economic inequality is high

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The study suggests that local inequality is associated with increased generosity amongst rich people in both places, which is contrary to findings at more aggregated geographical levels, pointing to contrasting implications of inequality at different spatial levels.

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