Futile attempts at self-control

Journal of the European Economic Association

Volumn 7, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 423-434

  Heidhues, Paul ^a   Koszegi, Botond ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 67650752952     PISSN: 15424766     EISSN: 15424774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/JEEA.2009.7.2-3.423     Document Type: Article

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