The Why Axis by John List

The Why Axis by John List

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Based on groundbreaking original research, The Why Axis is a colourful examination of why people do what they do – and how effective incentives can spur people to change their behaviour and achieve more.

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The Why Axis by John List

Based on groundbreaking original research, The Why Axis is a colourful examination of why people do what they do and how effective incentives can spur people to change their behaviour and achieve more.
True trailblazers in one of the greatest innovations in economics of the last fifty years-- Stephen Levitt, author of Freakonomics and Superfreakonomics
John List and Uri Gneezy are among the foremost behavioral economists in the world. This book about their groundbreaking research is a true pleasure to read. -- Daniel Gilbert, author of the international bestseller Stumbling on Happiness
Uri Gneezy is a pioneer whose work tears down the wall between the lab and the field. -- Alvin E. Roth, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences
John List’s work in field experiments is revolutionary. -- Gary Becker, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences

Uri Gneezy is the Arthur Brody Endowed Chair in Behavioral Economics and Professor of Economics and Strategy at the Rady School of Management at UC San Diego. He has also been on the faculties of the University of Chicago, Israel’s Technion, and the University of Haifa.

John List is the Homer J. Livingston Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago. He has been a research associate at the National Bureau of Economics (NBER) for more than decade and served as senior economist on the President’s Council of Economic Advisors for environmental and resource economics.

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ISBN 13 9781847946751
ISBN 10 1847946755
Title The Why Axis
Author John List
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Cornerstone
Year published 2015-01-01
Number of pages 288
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