The why axis
Subtitle: hidden motives and the undiscovered economics of everyday life
By: Uri Gneezy and John L List ; with a foreward by Steven D Levitt, coauthor, Freakonomics and SuperFreakonomics
Contributors: List, John A., 1968- author
Edition: First Canadian edition.
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Language: eng
Number of pages: 267
ISBN-13: 9781443407588
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Economics; Psychological aspects; Motivation (Psychology); Économie politique; Aspect psychologique; Motivation (Psychologie)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Getting beyond Assumptions : what makes people do what they do --; title: How can you get people to do what you want : when incentives (don't) work and why --; title: What can Craigslist, mazes, a ball and a bucket teach is about why women earn less than men : on the plains below Kilimanjaro --; title: What can a matrilineal society teach us about women and competition : a visit to Khasi --; title: How can sad silver medalists and happy bronze medallists help us close the achievement gap : public education : the $627 billion problem --; title: How can poor kids catch rich kids in just months : a voyage to preschool --; title: What seven words can end modern discrimination : I don't really hate you, I just like money --; title: Be careful what you choose, it may b used against you : the hidden motives behind discrimination --; title: How can we save ourselves from ourselves : using field experiments ti inform life and death situations --; title: What really makes people give to charity : don't appeal to people's hearts, appeal to their vanity --; title: What can cleft palates and opt-out boxes tech us about people's reasons for giving to charity : the remarkable phenomenon of reciprocity --; title: Why is today's business manager an endangered species : creating a culture of experimentation at your business --; title: How to change the world ... or at least get a better deal : life is a laboratory.