Willpower and the optimal control of visceral urges

Journal of the European Economic Association

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 342-368

  Ozdenoren, Emre ^a   Salant, Stephen W ^b   Silverman, Dan ^b  

^a LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 84858589110     PISSN: 15424766     EISSN: 15424774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-4774.2010.01050.x     Document Type: Article

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