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misperception of wealth inequality: a standalone construct

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Economics of inequality

people's tendency to underestimate how unequal wealth is and to prefer a far more equal distribution than exists.

In economics of inequality, misperception of wealth inequality refers to people's tendency to underestimate how unequal wealth is and to prefer a far more equal distribution than exists. This meaning comes from Norton (2011) in Perspectives on Psychological Science.[1]

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distribution2 fields · 2 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs wealth inequality1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone construct

References

Norton, M. I., & Ariely, D. (2011). Building a Better America: One Wealth Quintile at a Time. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 6(1), 9-12. https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691610393524

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