Cordes, Charlotte A.; Friedrichsen, Jana; Schudy, Simeon - 2023
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 … longitudinal experiment over four weeks, individuals have to complete a cumbersome task of unknown length. They are exposed to …