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Scarcity-Why Having Too Little Means So Much, by Eldar Shafir & Sendhil Mullainathan

Item Number
171
Estimated Value
20 USD
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Item Description

Book donated by one of the authors Eldar Shafir.  Eldar Shafir is the William Stewart Tod Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs at Princeton University and co-founder and scientific director at ideas42, a social science R&D lab.  He studies decision-making, cognitive science, and behavioral economics.  His recent research has focused on decision-making in contexts of poverty and on the application of behavioral research to policy. - See more at: http://wws.princeton.edu/faculty-research/faculty/shafir#sthash.eV5XYyFU.dpuf

"The book’s unified theory of the scarcity mentality is novel in its scope and ambition."—The Economisthttp://wws.princeton.edu/faculty-research/faculty/shafir#sthash.eV5XYyFU.dpuf

"A pacey dissection of a potentially life-changing subject."—Time Out London

"A succinct, digestible and often delightfully witty introduction to an important new branch of economics."—New Statesman

"One of the most significant economics books of the year."—Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution

"The struggle for insufficient resources—time, money, food, companionship—concentrates the mind for better and, mostly, worse, according to this revelatory treatise on the psychology of scarcity . . . The authors support their lucid, accessible argument with a raft of intriguing research . . . and apply it to surprising nudges that remedy everything from hospital overcrowding to financial ignorance . . . Insightful."—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Scarcity is a captivating book, overflowing with new ideas, fantastic stories, and simple suggestions that just might change the way you live."—Steven D. Levitt, coauthor ofFreakonomics

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