Eldar Shafir: 4 books

Book cover of Scarcity

Scarcity

Why Having Too Little Means So Much

by Sendhil Mullainathan, Eldar Shafir
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2013

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...
Book cover of Schaarste

Schaarste

hoe gebrek aan tijd en geld ons gedrag bepalen

by Sendhil Mullainathan, Eldar Shafir
Language: Dutch
Release Date: December 3, 2013

Ons leven wordt bepaald door dingen waar we te weinig van hebben. Of het nu gebrek aan tijd, geld, voedsel, sociale contacten of iets anders is: schaarste stuurt onze aandacht. Dat levert een zeker voordeel op: het dwingt ons ons te concentreren, dat is bijvoorbeeld waarom we beter kunnen presteren...
Book cover of Escasez

Escasez

¿Por qué tener muy poco significa tanto?

by Sendhil Mullainathan, Eldar Shafir
Language: Spanish
Release Date: March 14, 2016

Ensayo académico que toma como modelo explicativo la escasez para explicar la correlación entre la toma de decisiones y la administración de recursos tanto económicos como de tiempo al momento de resolver problemas de forma efectiva o acertada. Encuentran por ejemplo, una fuerte correlación entre...
Book cover of Rethinking Intuition

Rethinking Intuition

The Psychology of Intuition and its Role in Philosophical Inquiry

by George Bealer, Robert Cummings, Michael DePaul
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 1998

Ancients and moderns alike have constructed arguments and assessed theories on the basis of common sense and intuitive judgments. Yet, despite the important role intuitions play in philosophy, there has been little reflection on fundamental questions concerning the sort of data intuitions provide,...
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