Hyperbolic discounting and the sustainability of rotational savings arrangements

American Economic Journal: Microeconomics

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 143-171

  Basu, Karna ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 84855370034     PISSN: 19457669     EISSN: 19457685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/mic.3.4.143     Document Type: Article

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