Self-control, financial literacy and consumer over-indebtedness

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 590-602

  Gathergood, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumer debt; Financial literacy; Self control

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857657959     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joep.2011.11.006     Document Type: Article

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