Time, money, and happiness: How does putting a price on time affect our ability to smell the roses?

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 466-474

  DeVoe, Sanford E ^a   House, Julian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Happiness; Impatience; Money; Time

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857139657     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2011.11.012     Document Type: Article

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