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: hyperbolic discounting and short planning horizons. We show that, in contrast to the commonly accepted argument, in general … (except for the special case of logarithmic utility) a model with hyperbolic discounting is not observationally equivalent to … one with exponential discounting. We also show that our framework implies a hump-shaped saving rate dynamics that is …
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Hyperbolic discounting with naiveté is widely believed to provide a better explanation than exponential discounting of …
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Households commonly utilize strategies that provide long-term savings on everyday purchases in exchange for an increase in their short-term expenditures. For example, they buy larger packages of non-perishable goods to take advantage of bulk discounts, and accelerate their purchases to take...
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