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Invest now, drink later, spend never: On the mental accounting of delayed consumption

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  • Thaler, Richard H.

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  • Shafir, Eldar & Thaler, Richard H., 2006. "Invest now, drink later, spend never: On the mental accounting of delayed consumption," Journal of Economic Psychology, Elsevier, vol. 27(5), pages 694-712, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:joepsy:v:27:y:2006:i:5:p:694-712
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