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Risky Behavior among Youths: Some Issues from Behavioral Economics

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Ted O’Donoghue
Matthew Rabin
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This chapter was published in: Ted O’Donoghue & Matthew Rabin Risky Behavior among Youths: An Economic Analysis, , pages 29-68, 2001.

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