I had the opportunity recently to hear Princeton psychologist Eldar Shafir talk about the research and principles behind his new book (co-written with Harvard economist Sendhil Mullainathan), “Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much.”  The premise of the book is simple and manages to elegantly explain volumes of research on poverty through one compelling idea:  scarcity. … Continue reading [Read This] Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much