The Psychological Lives of the Poor

All individuals rely on a fundamental set of mental capacities and functions, or bandwidth, in their economic and non-economic lives. Yet, many factors associated with poverty, such as malnutrition, alcohol consumption, or sleep deprivation, may tax this capacity. Previous research has demonstrated...

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Main Authors: Schilbach, Frank, Schofield, Heather, Mullainathan, Sendhil
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics
Format: Article
Published: American Economic Association 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/114171
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8022-6725