Conflicting motives in evaluations of sequences

Journal of Risk and Uncertainty

Volumn 37, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 221-235

  Frederick, Shane ^a   Loewenstein, George ^b  

^a YALE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Constructed preferences; Sequences; Time preference

Indexed keywords

EID: 55949117483     PISSN: 08955646     EISSN: 15730476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11166-008-9051-z     Document Type: Article

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