Micromotives and Macrobehavior

"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.

Author: Thomas C. Schelling
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 10/17/2006
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 8.18h x 5.64w x 0.73d
ISBN: 9780393329469

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2007 pg. 89

About the Author
Schelling, Thomas C.: - 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.