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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

Tim Liao

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Sociology professor and head Tim Liao of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign found that Americans were happier in states with higher wealth inequality when they had people within their gender/ethno-racial group - some more affluent and others poorer than themselves - to use as benchmarks for social comparisons.

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