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# Sendhil Mullainathan

(1972)   Economist

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Sendhil Mullainathan is an economist, best known for *Scarcity*.

## Quick Facts About Sendhil Mullainathan

Born November 30, 1972

Profession Economist

Notable works Scarcity

## About Sendhil Mullainathan

Sendhil Mullainathan is an American professor of economics and professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

##  Quotes by Sendhil Mullainathan · Page 2

> [Economists specialize in pointing out unpleasant trade-offs - a skill that is on full display in the health care debate. We want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sendhil-mullainathan/economists-specialize-in-pointing-out-unpleasant-trade-offs-a-skill/)

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> [People go shopping, we spend on so many things, and we just don't know. We don't know the prices of things. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sendhil-mullainathan/people-go-shopping-we-spend-on-so-many-things-and-we-just-don-t-know/)

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> [Web searching and cellphone use both flourish in the wee hours. Before the dawn of the web, I would stay up watching…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sendhil-mullainathan/web-searching-and-cellphone-use-both-flourish-in-the-wee-hours-before/)

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> [Even when a man and a woman perform equally well in a task - say, solving math problems - men are more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sendhil-mullainathan/even-when-a-man-and-a-woman-perform-equally-well-in-a-task-say/)

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> [If someone who is poor says, 'I may not have much money, but for me, what's really important is to have a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sendhil-mullainathan/if-someone-who-is-poor-says-i-may-not-have-much-money-but-for-me-what/)

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## Sendhil Mullainathan by topic

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