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Eldar Shafir

Psychology and public affairs professor at Princeton University.

Eldar Shafir appears in the following:

Living with less than we need—whether its money, time, or even friends—affects our psyche in surprising ways.

Why Having Too Little Means So Much

Friday, November 07, 2014

How does living with less than we need—whether its money, time, or even friends - affect our personalities?

Scarcity Explains it All

Thursday, September 05, 2013

Using behavioral science, Eldar Shafir, psychology and public affairs professor at Princeton University and the co-author with Sendhil Mullainathan of Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much (Times Books, 2013), discusses why strategies for coping with scarcity explain the persistence of poverty, obesity, procrastination, and even loneliness.