Hyberbolic discounting and consumption

Advances in Economics and Econometrics: Theory and Applications, Eighth World Congress, Volume 1

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 258-297

  Harris, Christopher ^a   Laibson, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84927970483     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511610240.009     Document Type: Chapter

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