Arbeitspapier
Hyperbolical discounting and endogenous growth
This paper provides the exact analytical solution for the standard model of endogenous growth when consumers have present-biased preferences and make time-inconsistent savings plans, which they revise continuously. It is shown that long-run growth is not necessarily lower under present-biased preferences. In fact, an equivalence result holds. If hyperbolical discounting provides the same present value of a constant infinite income stream as standard exponential discounting, then the equilibrium rate of economic growth is also the same under both discounting methods. In this sense present-bias and the entailed time-inconsistency of savings plans are harmless for economic growth. The result is robust to the introduction of non-homothetic utility and a variable elasticity of intertemporal substitution in consumption.
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: cege Discussion Papers ; No. 175
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Micro-Based Behavioral Economics: Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making‡
Macroeconomics: Consumption; Saving; Wealth
Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity: General
- Thema
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hyperbolic discounting
time-inconsistency
endogenous growth
adjustment dynamics
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Strulik, Holger
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Veröffentlichung
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University of Göttingen, Center for European, Governance and Economic Development Research (cege)
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Göttingen
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2013
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:41 MEZ
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- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Strulik, Holger
- University of Göttingen, Center for European, Governance and Economic Development Research (cege)
Entstanden
- 2013
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