Micromotives and Macrobehavior

Thomas C. Schelling

W. W. Norton & Company, Oct 17, 2006 - Business & Economics - 272 pages

Before Freakonomics and The Tipping Point there was this classic by the 2005 Nobel Laureate in Economics.

"Schelling here offers an early analysis of 'tipping' in social situations involving a large number of individuals." —official citation for the 2005 Nobel Prize

Micromotives and Macrobehavior was originally published over twenty-five years ago, yet the stories it tells feel just as fresh today. And the subject of these stories—how small and seemingly meaningless decisions and actions by individuals often lead to significant unintended consequences for a large group—is more important than ever. In one famous example, Thomas C. Schelling shows that a slight-but-not-malicious preference to have neighbors of the same race eventually leads to completely segregated populations.

The updated edition of this landmark book contains a new preface and the author's Nobel Prize acceptance speech.

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This is the fundamental work behind the concept of "tipping points," recently brought into vogue by Malcolm Gladwell's book. Thomas Schelling was awarded a Nobel Prize partly for the work in this book ...

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On of best books ever for policy analysts. Thanks Prof. Schelling!
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About the author

Thomas C. Schelling (1921—2016) was the co-winner of the 2005 Nobel Memorial Prize for Economic Science and the Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Economics and Public Policy at the University of Maryland.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Micromotives and Macrobehavior
• Author: Thomas C. Schelling
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 2006
• ISBN: 039306977X, 9780393069778
• Length: 272 pages
• Subjects: Business & Economics / Economic History