), the procrastination of learning can occur even when the learning cost is zero. The procrastination also leads to a non …

for this notion of ‘motivated procrastination’. In a longitudinal experiment over four weeks, individuals must complete a …Procrastination is often attributed to time-inconsistent preferences but may also arise when individuals derive … motivated memory, such that procrastination may persist even if uncertainty is eventually resolved. …

Traditionally, economic models have attributed procrastination to present bias. However, procrastination may also arise … to complete. This study provides a rigorous empirical test for this notion of `motivated procrastination'. In a … longitudinal experiment over four weeks, individuals have to complete a cumbersome task of unknown length. They are exposed to …

The model of time-inconsistent procrastination by O'Donoughe and Rabin shows that individuals who are not aware of …

The model of time-inconsistent procrastination by O'Donoughe and Rabin shows that individuals who are not aware of …

Recent developments in economic theory model intertemporal choice decisions as problems of restraining one’s natural …

economic theory, it has been hypothesized that people discount future reward value exponentially. In exponential discounting, a …