ISSUE: Behavioral Economics

Poverty’s Toll on Economic Decision-Making

By Victoria Finkle

“One of the consequences is that you focus only on the immediately pressing issues”

Executive Summary

Poverty’s damage goes beyond poor housing and diets, economists say. It hurts how the poor plan for the future.

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DOI: 10.1177/237455680210.n7