Valuing future life and future lives: A framework for understanding discounting

Journal of Economic Psychology - Tập 27 Số 5 - Trang 667-680 - 2006
Shane Frederick1
1Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Building E56, Room 317, 38 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA

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