Which side are you on? The ethics of self-command

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 681-693

  Read, Daniel ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hyperbolic discounting; Impulsivity; Personal identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748497365     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joep.2006.04.005     Document Type: Article

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