We Need to Understand Economic Inequality From Children's Perspectives
We Need to Understand Economic Inequality From Children's Perspectives
Publication Year:
2026
Publication Source:
Communications Psychology
Supporting Project(s):
Economic inequality is on the rise, and children will bear its burden. Yet children's perspectives are rarely considered. We urgently need interdisciplinary research to better understand how inequality gets into children's heads and under their skins, and to inform policies that center children's lived experiences. Economic inequality is on the rise, and children will bear its burden. Yet children's perspectives are rarely considered. We urgently need interdisciplinary research to better understand how inequality gets into children's heads and under their skins, and to inform policies that center children's lived experiences.
