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dc.contributor.author | Herweg, Fabian | en |
dc.contributor.author | Müller, Daniel | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2008-12-10 | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2009-08-06T12:40:55Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2009-08-06T12:40:55Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2008 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10419/27164 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Earlier work has shown that procrastination can be explained by quasi-hyperbolic discounting. We present a model of effort choice over time that shifts the focus away from completion to performance on a single task. We show that quasi-hyperbolic discounting is detrimental for performance. More intrestingly, we find that being aware of the own self-control problems not necessarily increases performance. Extending this framework to a multi-task model, we show that deadlines help an agent to structure his workload more efficiently, which in turn leads to better performance. Moreover, being restricted by deadlines increases a quasi-hyperbolic discounter's well-being. Thus, we give a theoretical underpinning for recent empirical evidence and numerous casual observations. | en |
dc.language.iso | eng | en |
dc.publisher | |aUniversity of Bonn, Bonn Graduate School of Economics (BGSE) |cBonn | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | |aBonn Econ Discussion Papers |x3/2008 | en |
dc.subject.jel | A12 | en |
dc.subject.jel | D11 | en |
dc.subject.ddc | 330 | en |
dc.subject.keyword | Effort Choice | en |
dc.subject.keyword | Deadlines | en |
dc.subject.keyword | (Quasi-) Hyperbolic Discounting | en |
dc.subject.keyword | Naiveté | en |
dc.subject.keyword | Present-Biased Preferences , Sophistication | en |
dc.subject.stw | Leistungsanreiz | en |
dc.subject.stw | Zeitökonomik | en |
dc.subject.stw | Präferenztheorie | en |
dc.subject.stw | Abzinsung | en |
dc.subject.stw | Theorie | en |
dc.title | Performance of Procrastinators: On the Value of Deadlines | - |
dc.type | |aWorking Paper | en |
dc.identifier.ppn | 58767833X | en |
dc.rights | http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen | en |
dc.identifier.repec | RePEc:zbw:bonedp:32008 | - |
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