Micromotives and Macrobehavior

Why read it

• You will learn to see that your choice often depends on what others do, and theirs on yours
• You will pick up simple models, like a thermostat or musical chairs, for thinking about how groups behave
• You will see how a shared taboo can help keep a dangerous weapon unused for decades

Who it is for

• A manager puzzled by how a team's separate choices add up
• A policy or planning person who must predict how groups will react
• Someone who enjoys ideas explained without heavy math

Contents

1. Micromotives and Macrobehavior
2. Micromotives and Macrobehavior
3. THOMAS C. SCHELLING
4. Preface to the New Edition
5. MICROMOTIVES AND MACROBEHAVIOR
6. THE INESCAPABLE MATHEMATICS OF MUSICAL CHAIRS
7. THERMOSTATS, LEMONS, AND OTHER FAMILIES OF MODELS
8. SORTING AND MIXING: RACE AND SEX
9. SORTING AND MIXING: AGE AND INCOME
10. CHOOSING OUR CHILDREN’S GENES
11. HOCKEY HELMETS, DAYLIGHT SAVING, AND OTHER BINARY CHOICES
12. AN ASTONISHING SIXTY YEARS: THE LEGACY OF HIROSHIMA (THE NOBEL LECTURE)

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