Golden eggs and hyperbolic discounting

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 442-477

  Laibson, David ^a  

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EID: 0038969032     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/003355397555253     Document Type: Article

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