Technology and Time Inconsistency
Technology and Time Inconsistency
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Chicago: The University of Chicago Press
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English
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Chicago: The University of Chicago Press
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Policy makers have time-inconsistent preferences if they fear losing power or are endowed with hyperbolic discount factors. Politicians may thus seek to influence future policy choices, for example, by investing in green technologies that motivate later politicians to act sustainably. I show that optimal investment subsidies are larger for technolo...
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Technology and Time Inconsistency
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TN_cdi_crossref_primary_10_1086_707024
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_crossref_primary_10_1086_707024
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0022-3808
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1537-534X
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10.1086/707024
