Put your money where your butt is: A commitment contract for smoking cessation

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 213-235

  Giné, Xavier ^a   Karlan, D ^b   Zinman, Jonathan ^c  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Dartmouth College   (United States)

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EID: 79952595616     PISSN: 19457782     EISSN: 19457790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/app.2.4.213     Document Type: Article

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