Research in marketing often begins with two assumptions: that consumers are able to
choose among desirable products, and that they have sufficient resources to buy them …

Financial constraints are economic limitations on behavior. Given that millions of people
experience chronic or episodic financial constraints, we sought to review research that …

Socioeconomic differences in behaviour are pervasive and well documented, but their
causes are not yet well understood. Here, we make the case that a cluster of behaviours is …

As an intensely social species, humans demonstrate the propensity to contribute to other
individuals and groups by providing support, resources, or helping to achieve a shared goal …

Why does economic inequality continue to rise despite being disfavored and harmful to
individuals and society? To better understand this inequality paradox, we advance an …

The parasympathetic nervous system modulates inflammation through efferent vagus nerve
signaling. Tracey (2002) termed this process as the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway …

We investigate how parental income during an individual's upbringing relates to his or her
effectiveness as a leader after entering an organization. Drawing on research on the …

Highlights•Overviews social class differences in interpersonal attention and prosocial
emotion.•Reviews evidence linking lower social class to increased prosocial …

Economic hardship during childhood is associated with worse mental and physical health
across the life span. Over the past decade, interdisciplinary research has started to elucidate …

Time and money are scarce and precious resources: people experience stress about having
insufficient time, and worry about having insufficient money. This chapter reviews research …