Contract design and self-control: Theory and evidence

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 353-402

  DellaVigna, Stefano ^a   Malmendier, Ulrike ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 2542591648     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/0033553041382111     Document Type: Review

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