Time inconsistency and retirement choice

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2015
Volume: 129
Issue: C
Pages: 4-8

Score contribution per author:

0.505 = (α=2.02 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Hyperbolic discounting with naiveté is widely believed to provide a better explanation than exponential discounting of why people borrow so much and why they wait so long to save for retirement. We reach a different set of conclusions. We show that if financial planning is enriched to include the choice of when to retire, then naive hyperbolic discounters may borrow far less and start saving for retirement significantly earlier than exponential discounters.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:129:y:2015:i:c:p:4-8
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25