Control thyself: Self-control failure and household wealth
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- Biljanovska, Nina & Palligkinis, Spyros, 2014. "Control thyself: Self-control failure and household wealth," SAFE Working Paper Series 69, Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE.
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Self-control; Household wealth; Household finance;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D01 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Microeconomic Behavior: Underlying Principles
- D12 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
- D14 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Household Saving; Personal Finance
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