Time consistency and time invariance in collective intertemporal choice
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- Millner, Antony & Heal, Geoffrey, 2018. "Time consistency and time invariance in collective intertemporal choice," Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier, vol. 176(C), pages 158-169.
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Keywords
collective decisions; intertemporal choice; time consistency;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D60 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - General
- D71 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Social Choice; Clubs; Committees; Associations
- D90 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - General
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