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Time Discounting and Time Preference: A Critical Review

20023,958 citationsReview

Authors

Shane Frederick · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

George Loewenstein · Carnegie Mellon University

Ted O’Donoghue · Cornell University

Topics & Keywords

Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy Economic and Environmental Valuation

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Economic Literature

Volume 40, Issue 2, pp. 351-401

DOI: 10.1257/jel.40.2.351

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 19.72

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