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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.
Author Gneezy, Uri.

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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 matrilineal society teach us about women and competition? : a visit to the Khasi -- How can sad silver medalists and happy bronze medalists help us close the achievement gap? : public education : the $627 billion problem -- How can poor kids catch rich kids in just months? : a voyage to preschool -- What seven words can end discrimination? : I don't really hate you, I just like money -- Be careful what you choose, it may be used against you! : the hidden motives behind discrimination -- How can we save ourselves from ourselves? :using field experiments to inform life and death situations -- What really makes people give to charity? : don't appeal to people's hearts, appeal to their vanity -- What can cleft palates and opt-out boxes teach us about people's reasons for giving to charity? : the remarkable phenomenon of reciprocity -- Why is today's business manager an endangered species? : creating a culture of experimentation at your business -- How to change the world-- or at least get a better deal : life is a laboratory.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Perth, W.A. Available via World Wide Web.
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Subject Economics -- Psychological aspects.
Motivation (Psychology) -- Economic aspects.
Added Author List, John A., 1968-
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Added Title Purchased with the support of the Frederick J. & Rose Sievert Business Information Endowed Fund.
Related To Original 9781610393119 1610393112 (DLC) 2013024592
ISBN 9781610393126 (electronic bk.)
1610393120 (electronic bk.)
9781610393119 (hardcover)
1610393112 (hardcover)
OCLC # EBC1155505
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