Intertemporal Decision-making - Publications - Faculty & Research

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Intertemporal Altruism

By: Felix Chopra, Armin Falk and Thomas Graeber

Most prosocial decisions involve intertemporal tradeoffs. Yet, the timing of prosocial utility flows is ambiguous and bypassed by most models of other-regarding preferences. We study the behavioral implications of the time structure of prosocial utility,... View Details

Keywords: Altruism; Donation; Intertemporal Decision-making; Time Inconsistency

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16 Jul 2007
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Understanding the ‘Want’ vs. ’Should’ Decision

is a classic example of want-should conflict. Past decision-making research has shown that when a decision will take effect in the future, people weigh the interests of the want-self less relative to the interests of the should-self. For... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Retail; Entertainment & Recreation

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Behavioral Economics for Managerial Decision Making - Course Catalog

including employees, clients, customers, counterparts in other organizations, and the public at large. Topics may include risk and loss aversion, inattention, memory, intertemporal choice, networks, organizational norms, default options,... View Details

29 Jan 2013
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intertemporal elasticity, optimal capital income tax rates are 2% on average and 4.5% on high earners. We find that the intertemporal elasticity of substitution has a substantial effect on optimal capital... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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impact of IT extends far beyond the business world, influencing organizational structures, culture, politics, decision-making processes, and society as a whole. IT is fundamentally changing how physical products are designed, how services... View Details

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