Timing and Self-Control

Econometrica

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-42

  Fudenberg, Drew ^a   Levine, David K ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allais paradox; Behavioral economics; Dual selves; Present bias; Revealed preference; Self control

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855732007     PISSN: 00129682     EISSN: 14680262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3982/ECTA9655     Document Type: Article

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