> Now a new study in PNAS provides some clues as to the origins of this bias. Across a series of 11 studies involving more than 4,000 participants, Serena Hager

> Now a new study in PNAS provides some clues as to the origins of this bias. Across a series of 11 studies involving more than 4,000 participants, Serena Hagerty and Kate Barasz from Harvard Business School find that we tend to believe lower-income people need less than those on higher incomes, This phrasing of “need” does not seem accurate here, it’s more about priorities If you don’t have enough to buy food, pay the rent or emergency savings then securing these are the top priorities, doesn’t matter if you are rich or poor