Discounting and Optimism Equivalences∗
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چکیده
Both discounting and optimism can induce impatient behavior in the present. This paper derives equivalences between classes of discount functions and classes of (possibly erroneous) sets of beliefs in a standard intertemporal choice context. We find that strong assumptions about beliefs are generically necessary for identification of the discount function.
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