New paradoxes in intertemporal choice

Similar to research on risky choice, the traditional analysis of intertemporal choice takes the view that an individual behaves so as to maximize the discounted sum of all future utilities. The well-known Allais paradox contradicts the fundamental postulates of maximizing the expected value or utili...

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Main Authors: Li-Lin Rao, Shu Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2011-02-01
Series:Judgment and Decision Making
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S193029750000406X/type/journal_article