Economic inequality might influence subjective well-being through psychological processes
such as status competition and social distance. However, evidence for this claim is mixed. In …

In December 2019, China reported a series of pneumonias of unknown cause in what would
evolve as the COVID-19 pandemic. The exact origin of the virus causing COVID-19, SARS …

A pioneering book that takes us beyond economic debate to show how inequality is
returning us to a past dominated by empires, dynastic elites, and ethnic divisions. The …

There is a very large literature examining income inequality in relation to health. Early
reviews came to different interpretations of the evidence, though a large majority of studies …

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

Food choice can be a way for people to express their ideals and identities. In particular, for
those who identify as vegetarian, this label is more than just a set of dietary preferences …

From 2013 until today, every time the World Happiness Report (WHR) has published its
annual ranking of countries, the five Nordic countries–Finland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden …

This paper draws on a literature in sociology, psychology and economics that has
extensively documented the unfulfilled promise of meritocracy in education. I argue that the …

Background Reducing income inequality is one possible approach to boost subjective well-
being (SWB). Nevertheless, previous studies have reported positive, null and negative …

In recent decades, the economies of many countries have produced increasingly unequal
outcomes for the rich and poor. This economic trend has attracted interest from members of …