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Hyperbolic Discounting can represent Consistent Preferences

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Among non Exponential Discounting (ED) models, introduced to capture time inconsistent choices, Hyperbolic Discounting (HD) recently gained particular relevance. This paper points out that, for some particular payoff structures, HD can also represent consistent preferences

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  • Nicola Dimitri, 2005. "Hyperbolic Discounting can represent Consistent Preferences," Department of Economics University of Siena 466, Department of Economics, University of Siena.
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    1. R. A. Pollak, 1968. "Consistent Planning," The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd, vol. 35(2), pages 201-208.
    2. R. H. Strotz, 1955. "Myopia and Inconsistency in Dynamic Utility Maximization," The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd, vol. 23(3), pages 165-180.
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    1. Orlando Gomes & Alexandra Ferreira-Lopes & Tiago Sequeira, 2014. "Exponential discounting bias," Journal of Economics, Springer, vol. 113(1), pages 31-57, September.

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    Time Consistency; Hyperbolic Discounting;

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    • D90 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - General

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