Time discounting predicts creditworthiness

Psychological Science

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 56-58

  Meier, Stephan ^a   Sprenger, Charles D ^b  

^a The Sanford C Bernstein Co Center for Leadership and Ethics   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84855483245     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797611425931     Document Type: Note

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