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. 2017 Jun 20;114(25):E4899.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1706625114. Epub 2017 Jun 12.

Informational content of relative deprivation as a channel linking economic inequality to risk taking

André van Hoorn  1
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Informational content of relative deprivation as a channel linking economic inequality to risk taking

André van Hoorn. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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  • Economic inequality increases risk taking.
    Payne BK, Brown-Iannuzzi JL, Hannay JW. Payne BK, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2017 May 2;114(18):4643-4648. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1616453114. Epub 2017 Apr 17. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2017. PMID: 28416655 Free PMC article.

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