The prevalence of hyperbolic discounting: Some European evidence

Applied Economics

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1223-1234

  Eisenhauer, Joseph G ^a   Ventura, Luigi ^b  

^a CANISIUS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; POVERTY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33745293947     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840500392391     Document Type: Review

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