Is time inconsistency primarily a male problem?

Applied Economics Letters

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 501-504

  Prince, Jeffrey T ^a   Shawhan, Daniel L ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MALE BEHAVIOR; MARKETING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 79953866477     PISSN: 13504851     EISSN: 14664291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504851003761806     Document Type: Article

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