, the strength of temptation and the cost of self-control do not affect the extensive margin. Hence, present …

preferences featuring temptation and self-control. The model can capture two contrasting views: the positive view, which links … increase in indebtedness. The welfare implication is strikingly dif- ferent from the standard model without temptation, which … welfare gains from a tighter borrowing limit than in 2000s, theoptimal borrowing limit is tighter according to the temptation …

Procrastination produces harmful effects for human capital investments and studying activities. Using data from a large … sample of Italian undergraduates, we measure procrastination with the actual behaviour of students, considering the delay in … finalizing their university enrolment procedure. We firstly show that procrastination is a strong predictor of students …

), the procrastination of learning can occur even when the learning cost is zero. The procrastination also leads to a non …

structural change from a polluting to a non polluting production sector into the future (ex ante procrastination). The … consequences of ex ante procrastination are discussed for three different behavioral patterns. I show that, depending on the … assumed behavioral regime, ex ante procrastination may lead to ex post procrastination, i.e. de facto no investment in the non …

The model of time-inconsistent procrastination by O'Donoughe and Rabin shows that individuals who are not aware of …

Traditionally, economic models have attributed procrastination to present bias. However, procrastination may also arise … to complete. This study provides a rigorous empirical test for this notion of `motivated procrastination'. In a … (motivated procrastination) turns out to be robust to accounting for decision-makers' time preferences and emotional responses …

Procrastination is often attributed to time-inconsistent preferences but may also arise when individuals derive … for this notion of ‘motivated procrastination’. In a longitudinal experiment over four weeks, individuals must complete a … motivated memory, such that procrastination may persist even if uncertainty is eventually resolved. …