Behavioral Economics: Week 8
Topic: Discounting, Intertemporal Choice, Willpower and Non-Cognitive Skills
Week 8 Required Readings and Videos:
Before coming to Class, you should have read the following:
DAY I: Willpower and Non-Cognitive Skills
A few popular articles on Self Control:
Lehrer, Jonah. 2009. Don't! The Secret of Self Control. The New Yorker.
Marshmallow Test Points to Biological Basis for Delayed Gratification.
Baumeister et al. "Ego Depletion: Is the Active Self a Limited Resource?"
Information about the Marshmallow Experiment
Videos: Kids and Marshmallows, another.
TED Talk about the Marshmallow Experiment
Information about how our brains work as related to self control
DAYII: Intertemporal Choice
Powerpoint: Intertemporal Choice
Week 8 More Detailed Background Readings*
*Note: these readings are NOT required for the class, but are provided here for your own interests and/or for research projects etc. If, for example, you find a particular idea that you want to focus on (in your research or otherwise) you can come back to these articles.