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PROCRASTINATION, ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A REMEDIAL PROGRAM
Paola, Maria De; Scoppa, Vincenzo - Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, Statistiche e … - 2014
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010843549
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Cold feet
Epstein, Larry G.; Kopylov, Igor - In: Theoretical Economics 2 (2007) 3, pp. 232-259
temptation and self-control to capture an individual who changes her beliefs so as to become more pessimistic as payoff time …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011599389
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Cold feet
Epstein, Larry G.; Kopylov, Igor - In: Theoretical economics : TE ; an open access journal in … 2 (2007) 3, pp. 232-259
temptation and self-control to capture an individual who changes her beliefs so as to become more pessimistic as payoff time …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011702513
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An Axiomatic Model of Non-Bayesian Updating
Epstein, Larry - University of Rochester - Center for Economic Research … - 2005
This paper models an agent in a three-period setting who does not update according to Bayes'Rule, and who is self-aware and anticipates her updating behavior when formulating plans. The agent is rational in the sense that her dynamic behavior is derived from a single stable preference order on a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005200779
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Psychological Games in the Theory of Choice: Temptation, Perfectionism, Self-deception
Zak, F. - In: Journal of the New Economic Association 21 (2014) 1, pp. 12-32
temptation, perfectionists, and persons susceptible to self-deceit. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010839411
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Cognitive Dissonance and Choice
Epstein, Larry; Kopylov, Igor - University of Rochester - Center for Economic Research … - 2006
People like to feel good about past decisions. This paper models self- justification of past decisions. The model is axiomatic: axioms are defined on preference over ex ante actions (modeled formally by menus) The representation of preference admits the interpretation that the agent adjusts...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005808166
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An Axiomatic Model of Non-Bayesian Updating
Epstein, Larry - University of Rochester - Center for Economic Research … - 2002
This paper models an agent in a three-period setting who does not update according to Bayes'Rule, and who is self-aware and anticipates her updating behavior when formulating plans. The agent is rational in the sense that her dynamic behavior is derived from a single stable preference order on a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005504009
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An axiomatic model of 'cold feet'
Epstein, Larry G.; Kopylov, Igor - University of Rochester - Center for Economic Research … - 2007
temptation and self-control to capture an individual who changes her beliefs so as to become more pessimistic as payoff time …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008833206
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Ambiguity as a Source of Temptation: Modeling Unstable Beliefs
Lapied, André; Rongiconi, Thomas - 2013
focus on the fact that lack of information is a potential source of temptation. Indeed lack of information doesn't allow the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010900286
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Cold feet
Epstein, Larry G.; Kopylov, Igor - In: Theoretical Economics 2 (2007) 3
temptation and self-control to capture an individual who changes her beliefs so as to become more pessimistic as payoff time …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005730964