Procrastination on Long-Term Projects
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- O'Donoghue, Ted & Rabin, Matthew, 2008. "Procrastination on long-term projects," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 66(2), pages 161-175, May.
- O'Donoghue, Ted & Rabin, Matthew, 2002. "Procrastination on Long-Term Projects," Working Papers 02-09, Cornell University, Center for Analytic Economics.
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Hyperbolic Discounting; Naivete; Partial Naivete; Present-Biased Preferences; Self Control; Sophistication; Time Inconsistency; economics;All these keywords.
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- A12 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
- B49 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Economic Methodology - - - Other
- C70 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - General
- D11 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Theory
- D91 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making
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