Scarcity by Sendhil Mullainathan

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Scarcity by Sendhil Mullainathan

"Extraordinarily illuminating...Mullainathan and Shafir have made an important, novel, and immensely creative contribution." --The New York Review of Books

In this provocative book based on cutting-edge research, Sendhil Mullainathan and Eldar Shafir show that scarcity creates a distinct psychology for everyone struggling to manage with less than they need.


Busy people fail to manage their time efficiently for the same reasons the poor and those maxed out on credit cards fail to manage their money. The dynamics of scarcity reveal why dieters find it hard to resist temptation, why students and busy executives mismanage their time, and why the same sugarcane farmers are smarter after harvest than before.

Once we start thinking in terms of scarcity, the problems of modern life come into sharper focus, and Scarcity reveals not only how it leads us astray but also how individuals and organizations can better manage scarcity for greater satisfaction and success.

Shafir, Eldar: - Eldar Shafir, a student, close friend, and collaborator of Tversky's, is Class of 1987 Professor of Behavioral Science and Public Policy at Princeton University.
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ISBN 13 9781250056115
ISBN 10 125005611X
Title Scarcity
Author Sendhil Mullainathan
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher St Martin's Press
Year published 2014-11-04
Number of pages 304
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.