Is addiction "rational"? Theory and evidence

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1261-1303

  Gruber, Jonathan ^a   Köszegi, Botond ^b  

^a NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0035621462     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/003355301753265570     Document Type: Article

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