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Psychology and Policy in Contexts of Scarcity

Lecture by Eldar Shafir

Location

Library and Gallery, Albin O. Kuhn

Date & Time

April 5, 2016, 4:00 pm5:00 pm

Description

Eldar Shafir, William Steward Tod Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs, Princeton University

The psychology that emerges when people do not have enough (money, time, etc.) will be considered, along with some of the behaviors — commendable as well as problematic -- that emerge as a result. Some implications for policy and for the conduct of everyday life will be considered. 

Sponsored by the Department of Psychology