Self-Rewards and Personal Motivation
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- Koch, Alexander K. & Nafziger, Julia & Suvorov, Anton & van de Ven, Jeroen, 2014. "Self-rewards and personal motivation," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 68(C), pages 151-167.
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Keywords
Quasi-hyperbolic discounting; reference-dependent preferences; loss aversion; self-control; self-rewards; goals;JEL classification:
- D03 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Behavioral Microeconomics: Underlying Principles
- D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
- D91 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-ALL-2012-07-14 (All new papers)
- NEP-CBE-2012-07-14 (Cognitive & Behavioural Economics)
- NEP-EVO-2012-07-14 (Evolutionary Economics)
- NEP-EXP-2012-07-14 (Experimental Economics)
- NEP-HRM-2012-07-14 (Human Capital & Human Resource Management)
- NEP-MIC-2012-07-14 (Microeconomics)
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