The paper analyses the effects of the present-bias in terms of reduction of the welfare of future generations in the framework of renewable resources harvesting. In particular, this study queries the behavioral traits that emerge when the agent is present-biased and also in presence of...

The paper analyses the effects of present-biased preferences on the transfer of resources to future generations in the framework of renewable resources harvesting. The paper assumes that the current generation has other-regarding motivations for future generations, which are expressed through...

The paper analyzes the effects of present-biased preferences on the transfer of resources to future generations in the framework of renewable resource harvesting. The paper assumes that the current generation has other-regarding motivations for future generations, expressed through the adherence...

Previous work has shown that preferences are not always stable across time, but surprisingly little is known about the reasons for this instability. I examine whether variation in people's emotions over time predicts changes in preferences. Using a large panel data set, I find that within-person...

Evidence from hypothetical scenarios strongly suggests the existence of a sunk cost bias, the tendency to 'throw good money after bad money.' However, the few studies using incentives are inconclusive. In addition, evidence on potential psychological channels underlying such a bias is scarce. We...

In this paper we investigate the influence of financial incentives on agents' commitment success who use a self-bet mechanism to overcome their self-control problems. We use results from the theoretical model developed in Hirt-Schierbaum and Ivets (2020) that allows for heuristic bias in agents'...

Previous work has shown that preferences are not always stable across time, but surprisingly little is known about the reasons for this instability. I examine whether variation in people's emotions over time predicts changes in risk attitudes. Using a large panel data set, I identify happiness,...

This paper seeks to contribute to institutional theory by providing it with a stronger basis in cognitive and affective psychology. We organise this contribution around the central question of what psychological preconditions must exist for institutions to determine behaviour and order our...