Can't wait to celebrate: Holiday euphoria, impulsive behavior and time preference

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• 作者：Eyal Lahav^a ; ^{eyallahav1@gmail.com} ; Tal Shavit^a ; ^{shavittal@gmail.com} ; Uri Benzion^b ; ^{uriusa2@gmail.com}
• 关键词：Time preference ; Discount rates ; Delay discounting ; Pre-holiday ; Holiday euphoria
• 刊名：Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：December 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：65
• 期：Complete
• 页码：128-134
• 全文大小：473 K
• 卷排序：65

文摘

The behavioral explanation for the pre-holiday effect is called “holiday euphoria”. We examine how the holiday period influences the time preference of students. We compare students' SDR before and after the Passover holiday in Israel. The holiday euphoria induces impulsive behavior, making people more present-oriented. Holiday euphoria affects people's immediate mood, and affected by pessimism.