The Why axis : hidden motives and the undiscovered economics of everyday life / Uri Gneezy and John...
The Why axis : hidden motives and the undiscovered economics of everyday life / Uri Gneezy and John...
The Why axis : hidden motives and the undiscovered economics of everyday life / Uri Gneezy and John A. List ; with a foreword by Steven D. Levitt, co-author, Freakonomics and SuperFreakonomics.
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New York, NY PublicAffairs, [2013]
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G 2013/4582
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English
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Physical content
xi, 267 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Content type
still image
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
Getting beyond assumptions : what makes people do what they do? -- How can you get people to do what you want? : when incentives (don't) work and why -- What can Craigslist, mazes, and a ball and bucket teach us about why women earn less than men? : on the plains below Kilimanjaro -- What can a matr...
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Publisher
New York, NY PublicAffairs, [2013]
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2013]
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A colorful examination of why people do what they do-- observed through the lens of incentives that can spur people to achieve-- as reviewed by two superstars revolutionizing economics.
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Full title
The Why axis : hidden motives and the undiscovered economics of everyday life / Uri Gneezy and John A. List ; with a foreword by Steven D. Levitt, co-author, Freakonomics and SuperFreakonomics.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-256) and index.
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©2013.
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G 2013/4582
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74VK6mkZaQJX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK6mkZaQJX
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ISBN
1610393112 (hardcover)
9781847946744 (paperback)
9781610393119 (hardcover)
DDC
330.019
MMS ID
991020824089702626
