How far ahead do people plan?

J.D. Hey; J.A. Knoll

doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2006.12.015

How far ahead do people plan?

J.D. Hey, J.A. Knoll

Economics

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Abstract

We report on an experiment which enables us to infer how far people plan ahead when taking decisions in a dynamic risky context. Just over half of the subjects plan fully, while the rest do not plan ahead at all. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	8-13
Number of pages	5
Journal	Economics Letters
Volume	96
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2006.12.015
Publication status	Published - Jul 2007

Keywords

planning
dominance
myopia
naivety
sophistication

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10.1016/j.econlet.2006.12.015

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