Why don't present biased agents make commitments?

American Economic Review

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 267-272

  Laibson, David ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84930725013     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: 19447981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.p20151084     Document Type: Conference Paper

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