Valuing future private and social benefits: The discounted utility model versus hyperbolic discounting models

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 191-205

  Cairns, John ^a   Van Der Pol, Marjon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

2340; D90; Hyperbolic discounting; Time preference

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001264540     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4870(99)00042-2     Document Type: Article

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