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The Psychology of Poverty and Welfare Reform
In the last few weeks in the UK there has been a surge in high profile figures – from TV chef’s to government ministers – blaming ‘poor people’ for their poverty. In this guest post, Joe Penny from the new … Continue reading
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Tagged bad decisions, cognitive function, financial concerns, money worries
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Money worries are cognitive handicap for poor people
I’ve been meaning to write about this for a while, but am only just now getting around to it. At the end of August, Science published a paper showing that worrying about money has a significant impact on poor people’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Anandi Mani, bad decisions, cognitive function, financial concerns, mental handicap, money worries, poor people, poverty
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