Future bias in action: does the past matter more when you can affect it?
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DOI: 10.1007/s11229-020-02791-0
Abstract: Philosophers have long noted, and empirical psychology has lately confirmed, that most people are “biased toward the future”: we prefer to have positive experiences in the future, and negative experiences in the past. At least… read more here.
Keywords: past matter; future bias; action past; bias action ... See more keywords
Economic growth, equilibrium welfare, and public goods provision with intergenerational altruism
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2021.102068
Abstract: Abstract This study examines the government policy of public goods provision and its effects on economic growth and welfare under intergenerational altruism. The study considers an endogenous growth model with altruistic overlapping generations. The preferences… read more here.
Keywords: goods provision; growth; public goods; future bias ... See more keywords