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Time-dependent Utilities

Time-Dependent Utilities is a theoretical construct in decision theory that specifies an agent's preferences as utility functions varying explicitly with time, distinguishing it from time-invariant utilities by incorporating temporal dynamics into the evaluation of outcomes.

170

Publications

26.1K

Citations

316

Authors

200

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

24

Variants

Time-varying Utilities

Parents

Publications

170

A Theory of the Allocation of Time

Gary S. Becker · The Economic Journal · 1965 · 10.2K citations

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Temporal Resolution of Uncertainty and Dynamic Choice Theory

David M. Kreps, Evan L. Porteus · Econometrica · 1978 · 1.9K citations

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Why a Stubborn Conservative would Run a Deficit: Policy with Time- Inconsistent Preferences

Torsten Persson, Lars E.O. Svensson · The Quarterly Journal of Economics · 1989 · 1.2K citations

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An analysis of time-dependent planning

Thomas Dean, Mark Boddy · National Conference on Artificial Intelligence · 1988 · 778 citations

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Temporal construal and time-dependent changes in preference.

Yaacov Trope, Nira Liberman · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 2000 · 730 citations

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Authors

316

  1. GB
    Gretchen B. Chapman

    Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, United States

    5 publications · 904 citations

    5

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  2. LY
    Leeat Yariv

    California Institute of Technology, United States

    4 publications · 404 citations

    4

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  3. AE
    Arthur E. Attema

    Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands

    4 publications · 147 citations

    4

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  4. TC
    Tjalling C. Koopmans

    Yale University, United States

    3 publications · 368 citations

    3

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  5. LG
    Larry G. Epstein

    University of Toronto, Canada

    3 publications · 333 citations

    3

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Institutions

200

  1. Erasmus University Rotterdam

    Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    10 h-index

    16 publications

    813 citations

  2. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    10.4K citations

  3. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    432 citations

  4. Princeton University

    Princeton, United States

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    1.1K citations

  5. Santa Fe Institute

    Santa Fe, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    428 citations

  6. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    410 citations

  7. National Bureau of Economic Research

    Cambridge, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    277 citations

  8. Boston University

    Boston, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    519 citations

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Venues

  1. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 12 publications · 265 citations

    10

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  2. Econometrica

    7 publications · 2.4K citations

    7

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  3. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics

    Repository · 6 publications · 103 citations

    6

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  4. Management Science

    6 publications · 437 citations

    6

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  5. Medical Decision Making

    MDM · 5 publications · 398 citations

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