> it's healthier to be at the top of a poor culture than at the bottom of a rich one, even if the absolute level is lower That Big-Fish-Little-Pond effect is s

> it's healthier to be at the top of a poor culture than at the bottom of a rich one, even if the absolute level is lower That Big-Fish-Little-Pond effect is seen to be relevant in a lot of places, including academic performance [1][2], depression, and suicide rates. [1] http://aer.sagepub.com/content/47/2/390.abstract http://aer.sagepub.com/content/47/2/390.abstract [2] http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10648-008-9075-6 http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10648-008-9075-6