Hyperbolic discounting can be good for your health
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- Strulik, Holger & Trimborn, Timo, 2018. "Hyperbolic discounting can be good for your health," Center for European, Governance and Economic Development Research Discussion Papers 335, University of Goettingen, Department of Economics.
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Keywords
discount rates; present bias; health behavior; aging; longevity;JEL classification:
- D03 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Behavioral Microeconomics: Underlying Principles
- 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
- I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General
- I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-AGE-2017-01-22 (Economics of Ageing)
- NEP-CBE-2017-01-22 (Cognitive & Behavioural Economics)
- NEP-DGE-2017-01-22 (Dynamic General Equilibrium)
- NEP-HEA-2017-01-22 (Health Economics)
- NEP-UPT-2017-01-22 (Utility Models & Prospect Theory)
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