Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/274621 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Citation: 
[Journal:] IZA World of Labor [ISSN:] 2054-9571 [Article No.:] 233v2 [Year:] 2022
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Standard economic theory suggests that individuals know best how to make themselves happy. Thus, policies designed to encourage more forward-looking behaviors will only reduce people's happiness. Recently, however, economists have explored the role of impatience, especially difficulties with delaying gratification, in several important economic choices. There is strong evidence that some people have trouble following through on investments that best serve their long-term interests. These findings open the door to policies encouraging or requiring more patient behaviors, which would allow people to enjoy the eventual payoff from higher initial investment.
Subjects: 
impatience
dynamic inconsistency
educational investment
job search
lifetime earnings
JEL: 
D91
I26
J24
J31
J62
J64
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Document Type: 
Article

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