Love, hate and murder: Commitment devices in violent relationships

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 93, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 412-428

  Aizer, Anna ^a   Dal Bó, Pedro ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Commitment; Domestic violence; Time inconsistency

Indexed keywords

EID: 61549115005     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2008.09.011     Document Type: Article

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