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 …

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 …

is more likely to occur in modern societies. Using optimal control theory we demonstrate that sustained cycles may result …

We develop a general theory of intertemporal choice: the reference-time theory, RT. RT is a synthesis of ideas from the …

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

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

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 …