Tying odysseus to the mast: Evidence from a commitment savings product in the Philippines

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 635-672

  Ashraf, Nava ^a   Karlan, Dean ^a   Yin, Wesley ^a  

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EID: 33645333256     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: 15314650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/qjec.2006.121.2.635     Document Type: Article

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