The Idea That Consumers Will Not Consistently Discount the Future

question 12

Multiple Choice

The idea that consumers will not consistently discount the future over time is known as ________.

• A)intertemporal choice
• B)tertiary inversion
• C)hyperbolic discounting
• D)antediluvian Machiavellianism

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