Socio-economic status, delay of gratification, and impulse buying

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 295-320

  Wood, Michael ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

D12 Consumer economics Empirical analysis*Consumer behavior*Impulsiveness*Delay of gratification*Socioeconomic status*Consumer surveys

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007250840     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4870(98)00009-9     Document Type: Article

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