Scarcity : why having too little means so much / Sendhil Mullainathan, Eldar Shafir.

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An examination of how scarcity--and our flawed responses to it--shapes our lives, our society, and our culture.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mullainathan, Sendhil
Other Authors: Shafir, Eldar
Language:English
Published: New York : Times Books, Henry Holt and Company, 2013.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Supply and demand.
Scarcity.
Decision making.
Physical Description:288 pages ; 25 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The scarcity mindset
  • Focusing and tunneling
  • The bandwidth tax
  • Scarcity creates scarcity
  • Packing and slack
  • Expertise
  • Borrowing and myopia
  • The scarcity trap
  • Poverty
  • Designing for scarcity
  • Improving the lives of the poor
  • Managing scarcity in organizations
  • Scarcity in everyday life.