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Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much

Hardcover • 2013 • English

Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much

By Sendhil Mullainathan, Eldar Shafir

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About the book

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 sam...Show more

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ISBN

9780805092646

Published year

2013

Language

English

Original title

Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much

Format

Hardcover

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