Scarcity
Why Having Too Little Means So Much
Ranked #29 in Development Economics, Ranked #32 in Microeconomics — see more rankings.
Audiobook: 8 hrs and 47 mins
A surprising and intriguing examination of how scarcity—and our flawed responses to it—shapes our lives, our society, and our culture
Why do successful people get things done at the last minute? Why does poverty persist? Why do organizations get stuck firefighting? Why do the lonely find it hard to make friends? These questions seem unconnected, yet Sendhil Mullainathan and Eldar Shafir show that they are all are examples of a mind-set produced by scarcity.
Drawing on cutting-edge research from behavioral science and... more
A surprising and intriguing examination of how scarcity—and our flawed responses to it—shapes our lives, our society, and our culture
Why do successful people get things done at the last minute? Why does poverty persist? Why do organizations get stuck firefighting? Why do the lonely find it hard to make friends? These questions seem unconnected, yet Sendhil Mullainathan and Eldar Shafir show that they are all are examples of a mind-set produced by scarcity.
Drawing on cutting-edge research from behavioral science and... more
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Daniel Kahneman Nobel Prize Winner, AuthorRecommends this book
Esther Dyson An explanation of scarcity for rich intellectuals, showing how poor people do stupid things for lack of money, while rich people do stupid things for lack of time. (Source)
Rankings by Category
Scarcity is ranked in the following categories:
- #46 in Behavioral Economics
- #57 in Behavioral Psychology
- #63 in Cognitive Psychology
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