Mancino, Lisa (contributor); Kinsey, Jean D. (contributor) - 2008
present-biased preferences brings up
complex questions for public policy. In terms of obesity and poor nutrition,
time …-consistent preferences assume that an overweight or unhealthful indi-
vidual may be making an optimal choice if he or she derives more … raise diet quality, would unam-
biguously make that person worse off. On the other hand, present-biased
preferences assume …