Magnitude Effects and Utility Curvature in Inter-temporal Choice
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Keywords
Discounting; Time-dated utility; Utility curvature; Asset integration; field experiment; Ethiopia;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C93 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Field Experiments
- D91 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-EXP-2021-01-04 (Experimental Economics)
- NEP-UPT-2021-01-04 (Utility Models and Prospect Theory)
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