Impatience, Anticipatory Feelings and Uncertainty: A Dynamic Experiment on Time Preferences

Casari, Marco ; Dragone, Davide (2011) Impatience, Anticipatory Feelings and Uncertainty: A Dynamic Experiment on Time Preferences. Bologna: Dipartimento di Scienze economiche DSE, p. 37. DOI 10.6092/unibo/amsacta/4462. In: Quaderni - Working Paper DSE (777). ISSN 2282-6483.
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Abstract

We study intertemporal choices through an experiment that elicits a subject's plan and then tracks its implementation over time. There are two main results. When facing a costly task to be completed under a deadline, two thirds of subjects prefer anticipating it rather than postponing it. Choice reversals are common although present-biased preferences alone cannot explain them. This evidence is compatible with models based on anticipatory feelings and stochastic utility.

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Casari, Marco
Dragone, Davide
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time inconsistency, self-control, risk, stochastic utility, real-effort experiment
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2282-6483
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