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How far ahead do people plan?

In: Experiments in Economics Decision Making and Markets

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  • John D. Hey
  • Julia A. Knoll

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We report on an experiment which enables us to infer how far people plan ahead when taking decisions in a dynamic risky context. Just over half of the subjects plan fully, while the rest do not plan ahead at all.

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  • John D. Hey & Julia A. Knoll, 2018. "How far ahead do people plan?," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Experiments in Economics Decision Making and Markets, chapter 12, pages 301-306, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
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    • C90 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - General

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