Multiple selves in intertemporal choice

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 832-839

  Jamison, Julian ^a   Wegener, Jon ^b  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF BOSTON   (United States)

^b Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Intertemporal choice; Intrapersonal games; Mentalizing; Neuroeconomics; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956926825     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joep.2010.03.004     Document Type: Article

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