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Mental discounting and financial strategies

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  • Wahlund, Richard & Gunnarsson, Jonas, 1996. "Mental discounting and financial strategies," Journal of Economic Psychology, Elsevier, vol. 17(6), pages 709-730, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:joepsy:v:17:y:1996:i:6:p:709-730
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