# Research by Professors Steven Blader and Nicholas Hays on generosity and status is featured

1 Faculty News February 21, 2017 ![Psychology Today logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_031090.jpg?itok=H_RURAAM)>

Excerpt from [Psychology Today](https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/ulterior-motives/201702/status-in-group-affects-generosity-toward-the-group) -- "Research suggests that being generous often increases a person’s status within a group. But, does high status make people generous? This question was explored in a paper in the January, 2017 issue of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology by [Nicholas Hays](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/Nicholas%20Hays) and [Steven Blader](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/steven-blader)."

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