Peter Ronald Belmi
PhD Student, Organizational Behavior
PhD Program Office
Graduate School of Business Stanford University
655 Knight Way
Stanford, CA 94305
Peter Ronald Belmi
Research Statement
Why are rich people rich? Why are poor people poor? And why do status differences between the rich and the poor seem to persist over time? To answer these questions, I study the causes and consequences of inequality, why it persists, and how it impedes members of disadvantaged groups from achieving success. Specifically, I study how people’s social class backgrounds influence people’s attitudes, motivations, lay theories, and worldviews, in ways that contribute to the reproduction of existing power and status hierarchies.