The intertemporal allocation of consumption, time preference, and life-history strategies
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Keywords
Time preference; Mortality; Life history theory; Intertemporal loss aversion; Intergenerational transfers; B41; D91;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- B41 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Economic Methodology - - - Economic Methodology
- D91 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making
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