The poor aren't less rational; they're rational under differ... - Sendhil Mullainathan

"The poor aren't less rational; they're rational under different and more severe constraints."

Sendhil Mullainathan Philosophy

Economist Researcher Indian-American Born 1974 (age 52)

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