The fragility of time: Time-insensitivity and valuation of the near and far future

Management Science

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1423-1438

  Ebert, Jane E J ^a   Prelec, Drazen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hyperbolic discounting; Intertemporal choice; Temporal discounting

Indexed keywords

HYPERBOLIC DISCOUNTING; INTERTEMPORAL CHOICE; TEMPORAL DISCOUNTING;

OPERATING COSTS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 38549116668     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: 15265501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.1060.0671     Document Type: Article

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