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Debt and distress: Evaluating the psychological cost of credit

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  • Wheatley Price, Stephen

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  • Brown, Sarah & Taylor, Karl & Wheatley Price, Stephen, 2005. "Debt and distress: Evaluating the psychological cost of credit," Journal of Economic Psychology, Elsevier, vol. 26(5), pages 642-663, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:joepsy:v:26:y:2005:i:5:p:642-663
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