Research Insight: Aspirations in Economics
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There is a fast-growing literature on socially determined aspirations, and the implications of this concept for the study of goal-setting, interpersonal inequality, economic mobility, risk-taking, fertility decisions and social conflict.
This EDI Research Insight briefly outlines the major themes emerging from the EDI Case Study on “Aspirations in Economics”.