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The Why Axis: Hidden Motives and the Undiscovered Economics of Everyday Life
John List
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Description for The Why Axis: Hidden Motives and the Undiscovered Economics of Everyday Life
Paperback. Presents an examination of why people do what they do - and how effective incentives can spur people to change their behaviour and achieve more. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 206.
Based on groundbreaking original research, The Why Axis is a colourful examination of why people do what they do - and how effective incentives can spur people to change their behaviour and achieve more. Uri Gneezy and John List are a little like the anthropologists who spend months in the field studying people in their native environments. But rather than acting as impartial observers, these two intrepid economists have set out to study the ways people act in order to try to solve major problems in society, such as the gap between rich and ... Read more
Based on groundbreaking original research, The Why Axis is a colourful examination of why people do what they do - and how effective incentives can spur people to change their behaviour and achieve more. Uri Gneezy and John List are a little like the anthropologists who spend months in the field studying people in their native environments. But rather than acting as impartial observers, these two intrepid economists have set out to study the ways people act in order to try to solve major problems in society, such as the gap between rich and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847946751
SKU
V9781847946751
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About John List
Uri Gneezy is the Arthur Brody Endowed Chair in Behavioral Economics and Professor of Economics and Strategy at the Rady School of Management at UC San Diego. He has also been on the faculties of the University of Chicago, Israel's Technion, and the University of Haifa. John List is the Homer J. Livingston Professor ... Read more
Reviews for The Why Axis: Hidden Motives and the Undiscovered Economics of Everyday Life
True trailblazers in one of the greatest innovations in economics of the last fifty years.
Stephen Levitt, author of Freakonomics and Superfreakonomics John List and Uri Gneezy are among the foremost behavioral economists in the world. This book about their groundbreaking research is a true pleasure to read.
Daniel Gilbert, author of the international bestseller ... Read more
Stephen Levitt, author of Freakonomics and Superfreakonomics John List and Uri Gneezy are among the foremost behavioral economists in the world. This book about their groundbreaking research is a true pleasure to read.
Daniel Gilbert, author of the international bestseller ... Read more