Sendhil Mullainathan Quotes

Quote of the Day Fresh quotes Topics Authors I'm Feeling Lucky Disable ads! 42 quotes by Sendhil Mullainathan Sendhil Mullainathan (ச ந த ல ம ல ல ந தன ) ( pronunciation (help·info)) (born c. 1972) is a Professor of Economics at Harvard University, and the author of Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much (with Eldar Shafir). He was hired with tenure by Harvard in 2004 after having spent six years at MIT. He is a recipient of a MacArthur Foundation "genius grant" and conducts research on development economics, behavioral economics, and... Read full biography of Sendhil Mullainathan → 1 2 3 4 Ctrl → January is always a good month for behavioral economics: Few things illustrate self-control as vividly as New Year's resolutions. February is... → 0 Some struggle with medical issues - like insomnia - that make sleep hard. But for many of us, the quantity and quality of sleep come down to a matter... → 0 Economists specialize in pointing out unpleasant trade-offs - a skill that is on full display in the health care debate. We want patients to receive... → 0 Faced with a time shortage, we squeeze tasks into the nooks and crannies of our calendar, leaving less and less time to switch between them. As a... → 0 If you have urgent current expenses to cover, then future priorities like college and retirement fall off your radar because they are simply less... → 0 Marketing is selling an ad to a firm. So, in some sense, a lot of marketing is about convincing a CEO, 'This is a good ad campaign.' So... → 0 Our outrage at inequality is primal. But primal emotions are not always noble ones. Of course, when I see a colleague receive some award, I covet it.... → 0 Serial tasking is hard because switching tasks is hard, even when the tasks are easy and similar. In some experiments, bilingual speakers are asked... → 0 The scarcity trap captures this notion we see again and again in many domains. When people have very little, they undertake behaviors that maintain... → 0 There's a popular image of people who don't save for the future as lacking in self-control. But the reason saving is so hard has less to do... → 0 Eat better or work out more, and you'll see the benefits weeks, months or years down the road. Sleep more, and you'll see the benefits... → 0 It is safe to say that when people are short on cash, they might be less productive at work, be worse parents, and have less self-control. 0 Our soft hearts are what tell us that, whatever the circumstances of birth, everyone must be given opportunities to do well. 0 1 2 3 4 Ctrl → Add a quote!


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