# We need to understand economic inequality from children’s perspectives

## TL;DR

This paper argues for studying how rising economic inequality affects children's lives and perspectives.

## Contribution

It emphasizes the need for interdisciplinary research to understand children's experiences with inequality.

## Key findings

- Children's perspectives on economic inequality are often overlooked.
- Research is needed to understand how inequality affects children's mental and physical health.

## Abstract

Economic inequality is on the rise, and children will bear its burden. Yet children’s perspectives are rarely considered. We urgently need interdisciplinary research to better understand how inequality gets into children’s heads and under their skins, and to inform policies that center children’s lived experiences.

Economic inequality is on the rise, and children will bear its burden. Yet children’s perspectives are rarely considered. We urgently need interdisciplinary research to better understand how inequality gets into children’s heads and under their skins, and to inform policies that center children’s lived experiences.