@article{Weikard:99006, recid = {99006}, author = {Weikard, Hans-Peter}, title = {Zeitpräferenz und Zeitkonsistenz: Zur Rationalität sequenzieller Entscheidungen}, journal = {German Journal of Agricultural Economics}, address = {2001}, number = {670-2016-45589}, pages = {8}, year = {2001}, abstract = {The paper discusses the problem of discounting, time preference, and time consistent decision making. While a constant pure rate of time preference leads to consistent consumption plans, other discounting schemes – like hyperbolic discounting – do not. Using a so-called money pump argument, time inconsistencies can be shown to be irrational. The paper also explores the use of a hedonic utility concept to explain sequential choice behaviour.}, url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/99006}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.99006}, }