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Podcast: Are Countries With Lower Inequality More Altruistic?
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Podcast: Are Countries With Lower Inequality More Altruistic?

Lower inequality of Nordic countries is often believed to be driven by having a more altruistic society. But what if, instead, they are actually more selfish?

Countries differ by their level of inequality - below is map of countries by Gini coefficient (a measure of inequality)

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_income_inequality

The dark blue countries have low levels of inequality, while dark red have high levels of inequality.

The Nordic countries are often presented as paragons of economic equality. Why they have less inequality is an open question – one suggestion is that the Nordic countries are altruistic societies. But what if it’s the opposite – people in these countries are more selfish?

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