How Mental Accounting Shapes Our Financial Choices

Andrea Caceres-Santamaria
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Page One Economics Newsletter, 2026

Abstract: This article explores the phenomenon of mental accounting and how it affects a person’s financial choices.

Keywords: mental accounting; behavioral economics; financial decisionmaking; personal finance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
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