The available evidence suggests the percent measure should not be used to study inequality: Reply to Norton and Ariely

Judgment and Decision Making

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 395-396

  Eriksson, Kimmo ^a,b   Simpson, Brent ^c  

^a MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Measurement of judgment; Perceived inequality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878438522     PISSN: 19302975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (2)

1. Eriksson, K., & Simpson, B. (2012). What do Americans know about inequality? It depends on how you ask them. Judgment and Decision Making, 7, 741-745.
2. Norton, M., & Ariely, D. (2011). Consensus on building a better America-one wealth quintile at a time. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 6, 9-12.