Patience among children

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 91, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 343-363

  Bettinger, Eric ^a,b   Slonim, Robert ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Experimental economics; Inter temporal choice

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845237404     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2006.05.010     Document Type: Article

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