Human capital and the lifetime costs of impatience

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 126-153

  Cadena, Brian C ^a   Keys, Benjamin J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 84929123521     PISSN: 19457731     EISSN: 1945774X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/pol.20130081     Document Type: Article

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