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Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much

September 27, 2013

Featuring

Sendhil Mullainathan

Co-Author, Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much

Professor of Economics, Harvard University 

 

Moderated by

Lisa Mensah

Founder & Director, Aspen Institute Initiative on Financial Security 

 

Recognizing that economic mobility is becoming a shrinking reality, Sendhil Mullainathan will discuss his book, Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much, which provides a new way of understanding why poverty persists and how individuals and policymakers can better manage scarcity for greater success and financial well-being.