Willpower and personal rules

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 848-886

  Bénabou, Roland ^a   Tirole, Jean ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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SOCIAL THEORY;

EID: 4544260942     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/421167     Document Type: Article

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