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31-45 min
Personal Finance

Time Preference—Why It Is Hard to Save (Lesson 6A)

OVERVIEW

In this lesson, students investigate the decision to save as a choice between spending now or spending later and how people’s natural preference to enjoy goods and services now affects this decision.

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