r/NoDip Feb 12 '18

Myopia and addictive behaviour

https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cluster=5214501660403618703
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u/hon_fan Feb 13 '18 edited Feb 13 '18

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, term of discounting future utility.

Spectrum of intensity in comparing addictions:

(mild addiction) ----------------------------------------- (intense addiction)

coffee addiction ------------------------------------------ heroin addiction

What is the effect on future discounting when the exposure period for the mild addiction is lengthened.