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Keith Payne is a professor of psychology and neuroscience at the University of North Carolina and a leading expert in the psychology of inequality. His research on the cognitive and emotional impact of wealth distribution has been featured in the Atlantic and the New York Times, and his articles have appeared in Scientific American and Psychology Today.

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Elizabeth A. Segal is a professor in the School of Social Work at Arizona State University. She is the author of Social Welfare Policy and Social Programs: A Values Perspective and coauthor of Assessing Empathy.

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