Learning self-control

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 857-893

  Ali, S Nageeb ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; LEARNING; SAVINGS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 80052924449     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: 15314650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qje/qjr014     Document Type: Article

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