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The Matthew effect, sometimes called the Matthew principle or cumulative advantage, is the tendency of individuals to accrue social or economic success in proportion to their initial level of popularity, friends, and wealth. It is sometimes summarized by the adage or platitude "the rich get richer and the poor get poorer". Also termed the "Matthew effect of accumulated advantage", taking its name from the Parable of the Talents in the biblical Gospel of Matthew, it was coined by sociologists Robert K. Merton and Harriet Zuckerman in 1968.

Matthew effect - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The rich get richer and the poor get poorer Matthew 25:29 in the King James Version The Matthew effect , sometimes called the Matthew principle or cumulative advantage , [ 1 ] is the tendency of individuals to accrue social or economic success in proportion to their initial level of popularity, friends, and wealth. It is sometimes summarized by the adage or platitude " the rich get richer and the poor get poorer ". [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Also termed the "Matthew effect of accumulated advantage", takin

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