Concepedia

Consumption Timing

Consumption Timing is a theoretical construct in intertemporal choice that specifies the temporal allocation of utility derived from consumption decisions across distinct time periods, distinguishing it from other choice determinants by focusing exclusively on the timing of when consumption occurs rather than the amount or preference over goods.

114

Publications

12.2K

Citations

187

Authors

132

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

14

Parents

Publications

114

Anticipation and the Valuation of Delayed Consumption

George Loewenstein · The Economic Journal · 1987 · 1.3K citations

, , +17

Reference-Dependent Consumption Plans

Botond Kőszegi, Matthew Rabin · American Economic Review · 2009 · 609 citations

, , +17

Why is Consumption So Smooth?

John Campbell, Angus Deaton · The Review of Economic Studies · 1989 · 592 citations · Full text

, , +16

The Effect of Purchase Quantity and Timing on Variety-Seeking Behavior

Itamar Simonson · Journal of Marketing Research · 1990 · 565 citations

, , +12

Intertemporally Dependent Preferences and the Volatility of Consumption and Wealth

Suresh Sundaresan · Review of Financial Studies · 1989 · 552 citations

, , +17

1–5 of 114

Authors

187

  1. DL
    David Laibson

    Harvard University, United States

    4 publications · 903 citations

    4

    h-index

  2. EU
    Elke U. Weber

    Columbia University, United States

    3 publications · 523 citations

    3

    h-index

  3. RM
    Rochelle M. Edge

    Federal Reserve Board of Governors, United States

    3 publications · 99 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. CI
    Claire I. Tsai

    University of Toronto, Canada

    2 publications · 124 citations

    2

    h-index

  5. WR
    Wesley R. Hartmann

    Stanford University, United States

    2 publications · 91 citations

    2

    h-index

1–5 of 187

Institutions

132

  1. Princeton University

    Princeton, United States

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    2.2K citations

  2. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    2.4K citations

  3. National Bureau of Economic Research

    Cambridge, United States

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    485 citations

  4. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    1.7K citations

  5. Federal Reserve Board of Governors

    Washington D.C., United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    123 citations

  6. Federal Reserve

    Washington D.C., United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    123 citations

  7. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    851 citations

  8. Carnegie Mellon University

    Pittsburgh, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    397 citations

1–8 of 132

Venues

  1. Journal of Consumer Research

    JCR · 12 publications · 1.8K citations

    12

    h-index

  2. Journal of Marketing Research

    7 publications · 1.2K citations

    7

    h-index

  3. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 5 publications · 149 citations

    5

    h-index

  4. The Economic Journal

    4 publications · 2.1K citations

    4

    h-index

  5. Journal of Monetary Economics

    4 publications · 163 citations

    4

    h-index

1–5