Building a science of spending: Lessons from the past and directions for the future

Journal of Consumer Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 172-178

  Dunn, Elizabeth W ^a   Weidman, Aaron C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Decision making; Experiential purchases; Happiness; Material purchases; Money; Spending

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920083259     PISSN: 10577408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcps.2014.08.003     Document Type: Article

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