Stressing out the poor: chronic physiological stress and the income-achievement gap

Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Gary W. Evans and Pamela Kato Klebanov

Community Investments, 2011, vol. 23, issue Fall, 22-27

Abstract: This article explores the link between childhood poverty and the negative effects of prolonged exposure to stressful environments.

Keywords: Income; distribution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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