Gans, Joshua; Landry, Peter - 2016 - This version: January 11, 2016
Naively present-biased agents are known to be severe procrastinators. In team settings, procrastination can represent a … form of free-riding that, in excess, may jeopardize a team's ability to meet a deadline. Despite their reputations, we show … how naivete and present bias can, in the right task environment, be desirable traits in a teammate that enable a team to …