Low-income patients—and their health care providers—are less likely to challenge denials of their health insurance claims ...

Even small drops in national income can significantly increase the risk of various forms of childhood malnutrition- not only undernutrition but also overweight and obesity, shows a study led by the ...

To capture socioeconomic conditions, the researchers collected information on 16 different indicators, including parental education and occupation, household income, family financial crises ...

Why Does Duke Have So Few Low-Income Students? A case study in economic diversity at elite colleges. ... Entering the room can feel like a public declaration of a student’s modest background.

A new report says a 5 percent increase in low-income students admitted would result in more socioeconomic diversity among Ivy League students. Ivy League colleges are under growing pressure to broaden ...

Drawing on the development experience and advances in economic analysis since the 1950s, World Development Report 2024 identifies what developing economies can do to avoid the “middle-income trap.” ...

Given this background, my colleagues at The Times Magazine and I decided to shine a light on economic diversity at nearly 300 of the country’s most selective colleges, public and private.

Low-income students have been underrepresented at many of the nation’s most selective public and private colleges since before spiral notebooks were invented. That’s one of the key findings ...

And they provide evidence that these cross-class relationships are the reason why low-income folks are much more likely to climb the economic ladder. Sponsor Message Beyoncé Drops Another Banger ...

While we might not realize it, when it comes to deciding which people we trust more, we tend to lean towards people who grew up poor, according to a new study, published in the Journal of Personality ...

The better path forward is one that strengthens accountability for all institutions without dismantling the tools that low-income students need to access and afford college.