Scarcity - Sendhil Mullainathan and Eldar Shafir

Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much by Sendhil Mullainathan and Eldar Shafir defines scarcity as the feeling someone has when they have less of a resource than they perceive they need. They explain that scarcity forms a common chord across all of society's major problems. They emphasize that scarcity is a concept that constantly absorbs people and has profound effects on human behavior, emotions, and thinking.