On Multiple Discount Rates with Recursive Time-Dependent Orders

This study adresses time-dependent orders that are shown to lead to recursive representations based upon a Max-Min dichotomy and introduce a structure that is naturally based upon time-varying multiple discounts. It is argued that this setup naturally provides an enriched understanding of the much discussed present biases. It is established how a multiple discounts version of \emph{present biais} becomes available and directly builds upon the features of the order defined from the head of the utilities sequence.