We review research on the organizational causes (how do organizations contribute?) and
consequences (how are organizations affected?) of economic inequality. Our review of 151 …

By some accounts, global economic inequality is at its highest point on record. The
pernicious effects of this broad societal trend are striking: Rising inequality is linked to …

Drawing on recent research on the psychology of social class, I argue that the material
conditions in which people grow up and live have a lasting impact on their personal and …

There is now substantial evidence that larger income differences in a society increase the
prevalence of most of the health and social problems that tend to occur more frequently …

In this paper, we review and integrate the contemporary literature on the societal effects of
income inequality, drawing on social, personality, developmental, and organizational …

Building on optimal distinctiveness theory, this research examines the effects of social class
on green consumption. Across six studies, we find a curvilinear effect of social class on …

This paper provides a synthesis of theoretical and empirical work on the Great Gatsby
Curve, the positive empirical relationship between cross-sectional income inequality, and …

Does higher socioeconomic status predict decreased prosocial behavior? Methodological
issues such as the reliance of survey studies on self-reported measures of prosociality, the …

Economic inequality has been found to have pernicious effects, reducing mental and
physical health, decreasing societal cohesion, and fueling support for nativist parties and …

Prior research has found mixed results on how economic inequality is related to various
outcomes. These contradicting findings may in part stem from a predominant focus on the …