... procrastination B49 D01 C70 D60 Behavioral economists have converged on the quasihyperbolic, or beta-delta model of Phelps and Pollack (1968) and Laibson (1997) to represent the psychological phenomenon of present-biased preferences, and to explore issues of self-control that may arise...

... subjective well-being transition countries less developed countries developed countries long-term short-term trends fluctuations I31 D60 O10 O5 In Government Paternalism: Nanny State or Helpful Friend, ¹ Julian Le Grand and Bill New (hereafter LN) provide what...

... transition countries less developed countries developed countries long-term short-term trends fluctuations I31 D60 O10 O5 It is encouraging to find scholars from three different disciplines – including two of the founding fathers of the study of self-reported happiness, sociologist...