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2022
Working Paper

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
Research & Ideas

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

29 Jan 2013
First Look

First Look: Jan. 29

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