Fatal (fiscal) attraction: Spendthrifts and tightwads in marriage

Journal of Marketing Research

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 228-237

  Rick, Scott I ^a   Small, Deborah A ^b   Finkel, Eli J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer behavior; Interpersonal relationships; Marriage; Personal finance; Spousal decision making

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955439770     PISSN: 00222437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1509/jmkr.48.2.228     Document Type: Article

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