Deadlines and distractions

DOI10.1016/J.JET.2008.02.005zbMATH Open1156.91414OpenAlexW3122914743MaRDI QIDQ960251FDOQ960251

Authors: Anna Sjögren, María Sáez-Martí 

Publication date: 16 December 2008

Published in: Journal of Economic Theory (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: http://www.econ.uzh.ch/static/wp_iew/iewwp347.pdf

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zbMATH Keywords

time-consistencydeadlinesoptimal incentivestiming of effort

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Consumer behavior, demand theory (91B42)

Cites Work

• Incentives for Procrastinators
• Time of the essence
• A theory of optimal deadlines

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• Competition among procrastinators
• Performance of procrastinators: On the value of deadlines
• Task scheduling and moral hazard

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