Identifying Present Bias from the Timing of Choices
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DOI: 10.1257/aer.20191258
Abstract: A (partially naïve) quasi-hyperbolic discounter repeatedly chooses whether to complete a task. Her net benefits of task completion are drawn independently between periods from a time-invariant distribution. We show that the probability of completing the… read more here.
Keywords: task; bias timing; timing choices; present bias ... See more keywords