The tendency to procrastinate applies not only to aversive tasks but also to positive experiences with immediate benefits. We propose that models of time discounting can explain this behavior and test our predictions with field data and experiments. A multi-city study shows that individuals with...

A green growth agenda requires policy makers, from local to supranational levels, to examine and influence behavior that impacts economic, social, and environmental outcomes on multiple scales. Behavioral and social change, in addition or conjunction with technological change, is thus a crucial...