Meritocracy and inequality acceptance

Alexander W. Cappelen, Bertil Tungodden

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DOI: 10.1038/s41562-026-02567-5
Published: 2026-09-21
Container: Nature Human Behaviour
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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@article{allodium:10.1038/s41562-026-02567-5,
  title = {Meritocracy and inequality acceptance},
  author = {Alexander W. Cappelen and Bertil Tungodden},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Nature Human Behaviour},
  doi = {10.1038/s41562-026-02567-5},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-026-02567-5}
}

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Cappelen, A. W., & Tungodden, B. (2026). Meritocracy and inequality acceptance. Nature Human Behaviour. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-026-02567-5

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