Motivational goal bracketing: An experiment

We study theoretically and experimentally how the bracketing of non-binding goals in a repeated task affects the level of goals that people set for themselves, the actual effort provided, and the pattern of effort over time. In our model, a sophisticated or partially naïve individual sets either dai...

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Volume:	185
Main Author:	Koch, Alexander K Nafziger, Julia
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Place of publication:	SAN DIEGO Elsevier Inc 01.01.2020 ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE Institut for Økonomi, Aarhus Universitet
published in:	Journal of economic theory Vol. 185; pp. 104949 - 104981
ORCID:	0000-0001-9471-1636 0000-0003-3307-3073
Data of publication:	January 2020
ISSN:	0022-0531 1095-7235
EISSN:	1095-7235
Dewey Decimal Classification:	330
Discipline:	Economics
Subjects:	Narrow bracketing Real effort Self-control Commitment Goals Online experiment Economics Business & Economics Social Sciences real effort Self-control, goals, narrow bracketing, commitment devices, real effort, online experiment self-control online experiment narrow bracketing goals commitment devices Self-control D03 Narrow bracketing Real effort Commitment D81 Goals D91 Online experiment CHOICE TESTS MODEL INCENTIVES PSYCHOLOGY
Online Access:	available in Bonn?
Database:	Social Sciences Citation Index Web of Science - Social Sciences Citation Index – 2020 Web of Knowledge Web of Science CrossRef OpenAIRE OpenAIRE (Open Access) Database information Databases - DBIS