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Hyperbolic discounting and the time‐consistent solution of three canonical environmental problems

open access: yesJournal of Public Economic Theory, 2017
In this paper I propose a time-consistent method of discounting hyperbolically and apply it to three canonical environmental problems: (i) optimal renewable resource use, (ii) the tragedy of the commons, (iii) economic growth and pollution.
H. Strulik
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Some Common Confusions about Hyperbolic Discounting [PDF]

open access: yes
There is much confusion over what "hyperbolic discounting" means. I argue that what matters is the use of relativistic instead of objective time, not the shape of the discount function.time inconsistency, hyperbolic ...
Eric Rasmusen
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Single‐subject designs in character education: Methods for rigorous, contextual, and practitioner‐led research

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Character education research is often constrained by blunt methodological tools. Surveys capture breadth without depth; case studies offer richness but lack replicability; and randomised controlled trials (RCTs), though indispensable at the policy level, are costly, disruptive and ill‐suited to everyday practice with individual pupils.
Shane McLoughlin
wiley   +1 more source

Uncertain discount and hyperbolic preferences [PDF]

open access: yesTheory and Decision, 2017
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openaire   +1 more source

Hyperbolic Discounting can represent Consistent Preferences [PDF]

open access: yes
Among non Exponential Discounting (ED) models, introduced to capture time inconsistent choices, Hyperbolic Discounting (HD) recently gained particular relevance.
Nicola Dimitri
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Investor Perception of ESG in Earnings Calls

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how the communicator's role and the framing of ESG statements affect investor capital allocation in the context of earnings calls. Based on a virtual asset market experiment, the analysis identifies that the assurance and reinforcement of ESG messages have a positive effect of up to 8% on capital allocation, with especially
Felix Bachner
wiley   +1 more source

Evolution as Learning Yields Hyperbolic Discounting [PDF]

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Learning is modeled as an infection, which jumps from person to person. The rate of infection mimics individual discount rates and induces savings behavior on its own.
James Woods
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Harnessing Generative AI for Sustainable Supply Chains: Lean, Circular and Green Perspectives

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Generative artificial intelligence is playing a significant role in the transformation of digital ecosystems by reinventing the processes of content generation, process automation, product innovation and customer experience. At the same time that these technologies are becoming more integrated into routine operations, the focus has shifted to ...
Ashutosh Singh   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Personality Influences Hyperbolic Discounting

open access: yesOALib, 2017
We gather survey evidence for the influence of the HEXACO personality traits on the phenomenon of hyperbolic discounting. We also consider the demographics of age, sex, income and education, and evaluate how these interact with personality and hyperbolic discounting.
Sergio Da Silva   +2 more
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Now or Never: Environmental Protection under Hyperbolic Discounting [PDF]

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In this paper, we extend the well known result that hyperbolically discounting agents tend to postpone costs into the future. In a simple model we show that, without commitment to the ex ante optimal plan, no investment in environmental protection is ...
Ralph Winkler
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