by Sendhil Mullainathan
Mullainathan shows scarcity captures the mind, creating tunnel vision that leads to worse decisions. Poverty isn't just a lack of resources - it's a cognitive tax that perpetuates itself.
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It draws on Thinking, Fast and Slow and Nudge.
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Mullainathan references Kahneman on cognitive bandwidth and biases.
Mullainathan references Thaler's Nudge on scarcity and choice architecture.
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