We propose and analyze a generalization of present value maximization, 'time-order dependent present value (TODPV),' for intertemporal income choice. The model is analagous to the rank dependent expected utility model (RDEU) for choice under risk. The main feature of interest in the model is the...

The empirical observation of preference reversals has been viewed as a fundamental challenge to economic theory, though exactly what the implications for economic theory are has not been investigated in depth. We argue in two ways that the implications for economics are not so serious as has...