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Time preferences, cognitive abilities and intrinsic motivation to exert effort

Rostislav StaněkFaculty of Economics and Administration, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech RepublicCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ondřej KrčálFaculty of Economics and Administration, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech RepublicView further author information
Pages 1033-1037 | Published online: 03 Oct 2018

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