A new social experiment on the busy streets of New York and Chicago uncovered an unfortunate paradox for those experiencing homelessness.
In the real-world study, pedestrians were more likely to donate money to the unhoused when the person holding a donation cup was wearing a business suit.
that pedestrians might unknowingly perpetuate economic inequality, donating to those with more as opposed to less.
A major limitation of the experiment was that the person who stood on the street and asked for money did not claim that he was personally experiencing homelessness so as not to mislead any charitable passers-by.
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