Why Do Citizens Discount the Future? Public Opinion and the Timing of Policy Consequences

By A. Jacobs, J. Matthews. 2012

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Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, General Decision Sciences, Political Science and International Relations

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• Institutions, Climate Change, and the Foundations of Long-Term Policymaking (2019, background): “Moreover, individuals tend to have moderately high discount rates, placing more value on consumption today relative to consumption in the future (Frederick et al., 2002; Jacobs & Matthews, 2012).”
• How social norms are often a barrier to addressing climate change but can be part of the solution (2020, background): “Similarly, in decision-making and policy preferences, people often ‘discount’ harms that are far away geographically (Smith, 1975; Perrings & Hannon, 2001) or that occur long in the future (Frederick et al., 2002; Jacobs & Matthews, 2012).”