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Cognitive Procedures and Hyperbolic Discounting

Nir, A. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2004

"Hyperbolic discount functions are characterized by a relatively high discount rate over short horizons and a relatively low discount rate over long horizons" (Laibson 1997).We suggest two cognitive procedures where individuals perceive future utility as decreasing at a decreasing rate as a...

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Ageing and Literacy Skills: Evidence from Canada, Norway and the United States

Green, David A.; Riddell, W. Craig - Vancouver School of Economics - 2012

We study the relationship between age and literacy skills in Canada, Norway and the U.S. â€“ countries that represent a wide range of literacy outcomes -- using data from the 1994 and 2003 International Adult Literacy Surveys. In cross-sectional data there is a weak negative partial...

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Relationships as Commitment Devices : Strategic Silence

Nir, A. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2004

People who understand self-control problems can devise mechanisms to overcome them.In this paper, we discuss how relationships can help individuals overcome their selfcontrol problems by creating a tradeoff between desired present procrastination and undesired future procrastination.Threatening...

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A Behavioral Model of Conumption Patterns : The Effects of Cognitive Dissonance and Conformity

Nir, A. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2004

Cognitive dissonance causes people to rationalize actions that differ from their own preferences.Conformity, on the … consequences of preference dynamic that occur when individuals rationalize their preferences, are conformists and have a minimum … preferences to a greater degree, (2) Individuals' optimal consumption pattern will be unstable and scatter over time, (3) Average …

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Canadian Inequality: Recent Development and Policy Options

Fortin, Nicole M.; Green, David A.; Lemieux, Thomas; … - Vancouver School of Economics - 2012

Considerable concern has recently been expressed about growing income inequality. Much of the discussion, though, has been in general terms and focused on the U.S. experience. To understand whether and how Canada ought to respond to this development, we need to be clear on the facts. This paper...

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Ability, Parental Valuation of Education and the High School Dropout Decision

Foley, Kelly; Gallipoli, Giovanni; Green, David A. - Vancouver School of Economics - 2010

We use a large, rich Canadian micro-level dataset to examine the channels through which family socio-economic status and unobservable characteristics affect children's decisions to drop out of high school. First, we document the strength of observable socio-economic factors: our data suggest...

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