The psychology and policy of overcoming economic inequality.
Kai RuggeriOlivia Symone TutuskaGiampaolo Abate Romero LadiniNarjes Al-ZahliNatalia AlexanderMathias Houe AndersenKatherine BibilouriJennifer ChenBarbora DoubravováTatianna DuguéAleena Asfa DurraniNicholas DutraR A FarrokhniaTomas FolkeSuwen GeChristian GomesAleksandra GrachevaNeža GrilcDeniz Mısra GürolZoe HeidenryClara HuRachel KrasnerRomy LevinJustine LiAshleigh Marie Elizabeth MessengerFredrik NilssonJulia Marie OberschulteTakashi ObiAnastasia PanSun Young ParkSofia PelicaMaksymilian PyrkowskiKatherinne RabanalPika RancŽiga Mekiš RecekDaria Stefania PascuAlexandra SymeonidouMilica VdovicQihang YuanEduardo Garcia-GarzonSarah Ashcroft-JonesPublished in: The Behavioral and brain sciences (2023)
Recent arguments claim that behavioral science has focused - to its detriment - on the individual over the system when construing behavioral interventions. In this commentary, we argue that tackling economic inequality using both framings in tandem is invaluable. By studying individuals who have overcome inequality, "positive deviants," and the system limitations they navigate, we offer potentially greater policy solutions.