SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
hyperbolic discounting
noun phrase
A model of time preference in which the value assigned to a delayed outcome falls sharply at short delays and more gradually at longer delays.
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Delay-sensitive discount model
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Usage distinction
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See hyperbolic discounting in use
The exercise uses hyperbolic discounting to explore why a preference may change as a reward draws nearer.
A separate hyperbolic discounting model showed a sharper fall over short delays and a more gradual fall over longer ones.
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Synonym reference scope and sources
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- Viscusi and Huber, Hyperbolic Discounting of Public Goods (NBER Working Paper 11935, 2006)
- Berns, Laibson, and Loewenstein: Intertemporal choice
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