In search of the economic self

Journal of Socio-Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 585-604

  Lea, Stephen E G ^a   Webley, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economic psychology; Human nature; Intertemporal choice; Self; Tastes

Indexed keywords

EID: 26444439978     PISSN: 10535357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2005.07.010     Document Type: Article

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