Time preferences for the very long term

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 95-116

  Chapman, Gretchen B ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Choice behavior; Decision making; Preferences; Time; Time perspective

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMICS; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CULTURE; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VALUE OF LIFE;

EID: 0346657487     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-6918(01)00030-0     Document Type: Article

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