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Suppression, resolve, and habit in everyday financial behaviour

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 April 2021

Stephen E. G. Lea Open the ORCID record for Stephen E. G. Lea [Opens in a new window]
Stephen E. G. Lea*
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Department of Psychology, Washington Singer Laboratories, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QG, UK. s.e.g.lea@exeter.ac.uk
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Abstract

Everyday financial behaviour involves inter-temporal choices, between saving, spending, and debt. Consumers do not always take these decisions to their best advantage. Ainslie's analysis of the means to willpower as suppression, resolve, and habit is potentially applicable to understanding and improving the decisions that consumers make. Some relevant research on these topics exists, and it is briefly reviewed here.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 44 , 2021 , e45
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