What do high-interest borrowers do with their tax rebate?

American Economic Review

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 418-423

  Bertrand, Marianne ^a   Morse, Adair ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 73849120729     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.99.2.418     Document Type: Conference Paper

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