Scarcity is both a lens that sharpens focus and a blindfold ... - Sendhil Mullainathan

"Scarcity is both a lens that sharpens focus and a blindfold that limits vision."

Sendhil Mullainathan Wisdom

Economist Researcher Indian-American Born 1974 (age 52)

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