Subjective discounting in an exchange economy

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 959-989

  Luttmer, Erzo G J ^a   Mariotti, Thomas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; DISCOUNT RATE; MODELING;

EID: 0344120782     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/376954     Document Type: Article

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