{"id":145,"date":"2019-03-26T18:01:17","date_gmt":"2019-03-26T18:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/center-for-writing-excellence\/?page_id=145"},"modified":"2022-02-14T13:11:48","modified_gmt":"2022-02-14T18:11:48","slug":"resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/center-for-writing-excellence\/montclair-book\/montclair-book-archives\/2014-montclair-book\/resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>About the Book<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Visit the book\u2019s official website at <a href=\"http:\/\/sc.arcity.co\/\">http:\/\/sc.arcity.co\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/center-for-writing-excellence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/209\/2020\/10\/ScarcityGlindex_091514.pdf\">Key Terms Glossary\/Index<\/a>: This PDF document contains key terms from the book, along with their definitions and the page numbers on which they are referenced.<\/p>\n<h2><strong><a name=\"resabtauthors\"><\/a>About the Authors<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>To learn more about the authors, visit <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/us.macmillan.com\/books\/9781250056115\" target=\"_blank\">Macmillan.com.<\/a><br \/>\nFollow Author Sendil Mullainathan on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/m_sendhil\">@<span class=\"screen-name\">m_sendhil<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nLearn about the authors&#8217; nonprofit organization, <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/ideas42.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">ideas42<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><a name=\"QAauth\"><\/a>Q&amp;A with the Authors<\/h2>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/wonkblog\/wp\/2013\/09\/13\/being-poor-changes-your-thinking-about-everything\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cBeing Poor Changes Your Thinking About Everything\u201d<\/a> (Harold Pollack, <em>The Washington Post<\/em>, Sep. 13, 2013) This is an edited transcript of an interview with one author (Mullainathan) that focuses on the intentions and implications of the book.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/us.macmillan.com\/author\/eldarshafir#q-and-a\" target=\"_blank\">Q&amp;A with author Eldar Shafir<\/a><br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/us.macmillan.com\/author\/sendhilmullainathan#q-and-a\" target=\"_blank\">Q&amp;A with author Sendil Mullainathan<\/a><br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/wws.princeton.edu\/news-and-events\/news\/item\/qa-why-having-too-little-means-so-much\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cQ&amp;A: Why Having Too Little Means So Much\u201d<\/a> (B. Rose Huber, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, Oct. 22, 2013)<\/p>\n<h2><strong><a name=\"resreviews\"><\/a>Selected Reviews<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Read reviews at <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/us.macmillan.com\/books\/9781250056115\" target=\"_blank\">Macmillan.com<\/a><br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/arts\/books\/2013\/10\/09\/book-review-scarcity-why-having-too-little-means-much-eldar-shafir-and-sendhil-mullainathan\/iiIdalMtPBSo1AKW339iII\/story.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cBook Review: \u2018Scarcity\u2019 by Eldar Shafir and Sendhil Mullainathan\u201d<\/a> (Jesse Singal, <em>The Boston Globe<\/em>, Oct. 9, 2013)<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nybooks.com\/articles\/archives\/2013\/sep\/26\/it-captures-your-mind\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cIt Captures Your Mind\u201d<\/a> (Cass R. Sunstein, <em>The New York Review of Books<\/em>, Sep. 26, 2013)<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ssireview.org\/book_reviews\/entry\/prepare_to_update_your_theory_of_change\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cPrepare to Update Your Theory of Change\u201d<\/a> (Timothy Ogden,<em> Stanford Social Innovation Review<\/em>)<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.economist.com\/news\/books-and-arts\/21584303-those-too-little-have-lot-their-mind-days-late-dollars-short\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cThe Psychology of Scarcity: Days Late, Dollars Short\u201d<\/a> (<em>The Economist<\/em>, Aug. 31, 2013) This article offers a short background of how the book came about and includes brief author biographies. It also provides an overview of the mindset that scarcity creates, as discussed in the book.<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.timeshighereducation.co.uk\/books\/scarcity-why-having-too-little-means-so-much-by-sendhil-mullainathan-and-eldar-shafir\/2007116.article\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cScarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much, by Sendhil Mullainathan and Eldar Shafir\u201d<\/a> (Victoria Bateman, <em>Times Higher Education<\/em>, Sep. 12, 2013)<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/unpacking-the-scarcity-mind-set-why-having-too-little-means-so-much\/2013\/11\/07\/d5311f66-4652-11e3-bf0c-cebf37c6f484_story.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cUnpacking the scarcity mind-set: Why having too little means so much\u201d<\/a>(Michelle Singletary, <em>The Washington Post<\/em>, Nov. 8, 2013)<\/p>\n<h2><strong><a name=\"resrelatedarticles\"><\/a>Related Articles<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/thepsychreport.com\/research-application\/featured-research\/the-cognitive-burden-of-poverty\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;The Cognitive Burden of Poverty&#8221;<\/a> (Evan Nesterak, <em>The Psych Report<\/em>, Sep. 2, 2013)<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/08\/21\/magazine\/do-you-suffer-from-decision-fatigue.html?_r=0\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cDo You Suffer From Decision Fatigue?\u201d<\/a> (John Tierney, <em>The New York Times<\/em>,2011) An in-depth article exploring the topic of decision fatigue.<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/matt.might.net\/articles\/artificial-scarcity\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;End Artificial Scarcities to Increase Productivity&#8221;<\/a> (Matt Might) This article provides solutions to commonly felt scarcity problems in the home or office.<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/healthland.time.com\/2013\/01\/21\/how-scarcity-leads-to-spending\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;How Scarcity Leads to Spending&#8221;<\/a> (Maia Szalavitz, <em>TIME, <\/em>Jan. 21, 2013) Szalavitz discusses the relation scarcity has to short-term and long-term decision making, as connected to economics and the cycle of poverty.<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nirandfar.com\/2013\/07\/psychology-of-scarcity.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cHow to Boost Desire Using the Psychology of Scarcity\u201d<\/a> (Nir Eyal, <em>Nir and Far<\/em>) Eyal applies the scarcity mindset to business and explains how it can cause problems or contribute to successes for consumers and business owners.<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Create-an-Abundance-Mentality\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;How to Create an Abundance Mentality&#8221;<\/a> (<em>WikiHow) <\/em>This wiki page includes nine steps (with photos) to overcoming the scarcity mindset and creating more opportunities for change in your life.<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2013\/08\/18\/magazine\/is-it-nuts-to-give-to-the-poor-without-strings-attached.html?pagewanted=all\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cIs It Nuts to Give to the Poor Without Strings Attached?\u201d<\/a> (Jacob Goldstein, <em>The New York Times<\/em>, 2013) Jacob Goldstein discusses the charity GiveDirectly, which gives money to the poor without any preconditions.<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.econlib.org\/library\/Enc\/OpportunityCost.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cOpportunity Cost\u201d<\/a> (David R. Henderson, Library of Economics and Liberty, <em>The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics<\/em>, 2008) A definition of opportunity cost.<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/understandingsociety.blogspot.com\/2013\/08\/poverty-and-economics.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cPoverty and Economics\u201d<\/a> (Daniel Little, Understanding Society, 2013) Daniel Little explains the subject of poverty from an economics standpoint.<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/economy\/2013\/08\/30\/2555601\/living-poverty-effect-brain-constantly-pulling-nighters\/%20\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cPoverty Has Same Effect On The Brian As Constantly Pulling All Nighters\u201d<\/a>(Bryce Covert, ThinkProgress, 2013) Bryce Covert discusses the negative impacts poverty has on cognition.<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.economist.com\/news\/books-and-arts\/21584303-those-too-little-have-lot-their-mind-days-late-dollars-short\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cThe Psychology of Scarcity: Days Late, Dollars Short\u201d<\/a> (<em>The Economist<\/em>, Aug. 31, 2013)<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.post-gazette.com\/ae\/books\/2014\/01\/12\/Brother-can-you-spare-anything\/stories\/201401120064\" target=\"_blank\">\u201c&#8217;Scarcity&#8217;: Brother, can you spare &#8230; anything? Scarcity makes us dumber and more impulsive and makes us look differently at problems, study says\u201d<\/a> (Tim Grant, <em>Pittsburgh Post-Gazette<\/em>, Jan. 11, 2014)<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/manvsdebt.com\/scarcity-mindset\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;The Scarcity Mindset&#8230;Beneficial or Poisonous?&#8221;<\/a> (Adam Baker, <em>Man Vs. Debt<\/em>, Jan. 10, 2012) Baker weighs the pros and cons of having a \u201cscarcity mindset.\u201d<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/changingminds.org\/principles\/scarcity.htm\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cScarcity principle\u201d<\/a> (Changing Minds, 2013) An explanation of the scarcity principle.<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.farnamstreetblog.com\/2013\/12\/scarcity-why-having-too-little-means-so-much\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cScarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much\u201d<\/a> (Shane Parrish, <em>Farnam Street<\/em>, Dec. 12, 2013)<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/strategybydesign.org\/understanding-trade-offs-and-c\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cUnderstanding Trade-offs and Consequences\u201d<\/a> (Stew Liff, Strategic Thinking, 2014) A brief explanation of trade-off thinking and the consequences that can result.<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/economics.about.com\/od\/behavioral-economics\/a\/What-Is-Behavioral-Economics.htm\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;What is Behavioral Economics?&#8221;<\/a> (Jodi Beggs, <em>About.com<\/em>) This article provides a brief overview of behavioral economics and the pressures that affect decision making.<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.newrepublic.com\/article\/environment-energy\/89377\/poverty-escape-psychology-self-control\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cWhy Can\u2019t More Poor People Escape Poverty?\u201d<\/a> (Jamie Holmes, New Republic, 2011) Understanding poverty and the scarcity trap.<\/p>\n<h2><strong><a name=\"resrelatedarticlesauth\"><\/a>Related Articles Written by the Authors<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/qje\/article\/127\/1\/199\/1833354?searchresult=1\" target=\"_blank\">Kling, J. R., Mullainathan, S., Shafir, E., Vermeulen, L. C., &amp; Wrobel, M. V. (2012). Comparison Friction: Experimental Evidence from Medicare Drug Plans. <em>The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 127<\/em>(1), 199-235.<\/a><br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencemag.org\/content\/341\/6149\/976\" target=\"_blank\">Mani, A., Mullainathan, S., Shafir, E., &amp; Zhao, J. (2013). Poverty Impedes Cognitive Function. <em>Science<\/em>, 341(6149), 976-980.<\/a><br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/ideas.time.com\/2013\/09\/09\/the-mistake-busy-people-make\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cThe Mistake Busy People Make: We think we need to manage time, but we also need to manage bandwidth\u201d<\/a> (Sendhil Mullainathan, <em>TIME<\/em>, Sep. 9, 2013)<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/science.sciencemag.org\/content\/338\/6107\/682\" target=\"_blank\">Shah, A., Mullainathan, S., &amp; Shafir, E. 2012. Some consequences of having too little. <em>Science<\/em>, Vol. 338, no. 6107, pp. 682-685.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong><a name=\"resmedia\"><\/a>Media<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>Audio<\/h3>\n<p>Listen to interviews with the authors on the publisher\u2019s website at <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/us.macmillan.com\/books\/9781250056115\" target=\"_blank\">Macmillan.com<\/a><br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wpr.org\/listen\/333541\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cHow Scarcity Impacts Society, Gideon Vs. Wainwright, Banned Books Week, Teaching Emotional Intelligence\u201d<\/a> (Wisconsin Public Radio, Sep. 23, 2013, 43:26 mins.) This is a conversation with Eldar Shafir in which the author discusses the main ideas covered in the book.<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2014\/01\/02\/259082836\/how-scarcity-mentaly-affects-our-thinking-behavior\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cHow Scarcity Trap Affects our Thinking, Behavior\u201d<\/a> (Shankar Vedantam, <em>NPR<\/em>, Jan. 2, 2014, 5:41 mins.) This radio review of <em>Scarcity<\/em> focuses on the premise of the book and includes audio from the authors.<\/p>\n<h3>Videos<\/h3>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/peter_diamandis_abundance_is_our_future\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cAbundance is our future.\u201d<\/a> (Peter Diamandis, TED, Feb. 2012, 16:14 mins.) In this talk, we are asked to consider how scarcity can be transformed into abundance if we readjust our expectations and adopt a more optimistic worldview.<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dWGmKtg0IAM\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cDecisions Under Scarcity\u201d<\/a> (Columbia Business, May 3, 2010, 55:09 mins.)<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=B4tLkY2ayzk&amp;feature=player_embedded\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cEldar Shafir on the Psychology of Scarcity\u201d<\/a> (The Aspen Institute, Jun. 27, 2013, 2:23 mins.) Shafir lectures on planning and scarcity, drawing heavily from the suitcase metaphor in <em>Scarcity<\/em>.<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=29yi-5226rs\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cScarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much (Full Session)\u201d<\/a> (The Aspen Institute, Aug. 1, 2013, 55:51 mins.)<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8CaZHWcBG4g&amp;feature=player_embedded\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cSendhil Mullainathan: Changing How We Think About Poverty\u201d<\/a> (The Aspen Institute, Jun. 27, 2013, 4:39 mins.)<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gV1ESN8NGh8\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;TEDxMidAtlantic 2011 &#8211; Eldar Shafir &#8211; Living Under Scarcity&#8221;<\/a> (Eldar Shafir, TEDx Talks, Dec. 2, 2011, 13:37) In this video, <em>Scarcity<\/em> Author Eldar Shafir talks about decision making and scarcity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About the Book Visit the book\u2019s official website at http:\/\/sc.arcity.co\/ Key Terms Glossary\/Index: This PDF document contains key terms from the book, along with their definitions and the page numbers on which they are referenced. 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