Awareness of low self-control: Theory and evidence from a homeless shelter
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Keywords
Self-control; Consumer behavior; Surveys; Commitment devices; Awareness; Sophistication; Quasi-hyperbolic discounting;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D14 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Household Saving; Personal Finance
- D9 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics
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