That the scarcity of objects enhances their value is a widely known principle in the behavioral sciences. In addition, research has demonstrated that attaching high value to an object produces biased perceptions of its scarcity. Three studies applied this bidirectional link between scarcity andvalue to themeaningofdeath, testing the prediction that death represents the scarcity of life. In Stud...

When the economy declines, racial minorities are hit the hardest. Although existing explanations for this effect focus on institutional causes, recent psychological findings suggest that scarcity may also alter perceptions of race in ways that exacerbate discrimination. We tested the hypothesis that economic resource scarcity causes decision makers to perceive African Americans as "Blacker" and...

Petrol scarcity is a malady and a serious economic problem in Nigeria. Successive governments have, often times, used it as a case for political advances, yet petrol scarcity remained an undefeatable macroeconomic monster in Nigeria. The need for petrol, its availability and affordability is obviously important especially as the risks and its attendant effects are undesirable. Thus, this invest...

Measuring poverty trends and dynamics is an important undertaking for reduction policies, which further highlighted by the SDG goal 1 on eradicating 2030. We provide a broad overview of pros cons imputation in data-scarce environments, update recent review papers, point to latest research topics. briefly two common uses methods that aim at tracking over time estimating dynamics. also discuss ne...

Does water scarcity induce conflict? And who would engage in a water scarcity conflict? In this paper we look for evidence of the relation between water scarcity and conflictive behavior. With a framed field experiment conducted with smallholder irrigators from semi-arid Tanzania that replicates appropriation from an occasionally scarce common water flow we assess what type of water users is mo...

Brands often use scarcity appeals to promote sales. However, there is limited research investigating how consumers react when they are unable obtain items that advertised using in terms of quantity. In two studies, experimental and correlational, we show who do not get the product associated (vs. not) have higher intentions switch competitor brands. This effect mediated by consumer anger. We pr...

Resource scarcity poses challenging demands on the cognitive system. Budgeting with limited resources induces an attentional focus on the problem at hand, but it also comes with a cost. Specifically, scarcity causes a failure to notice beneficial information in the environment, or remember to execute actions in the future, that help alleviate the condition of scarcity. This neglect may arise as...