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Hyperbolic discounting, the sign effect, and the body mass index

Ikeda, Shinsuke, Kang, Myong-Il, Ohtake, Fumio·2010·Journal of Health Economics
DOI 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2010.01.002
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Analysis of a broad survey of Japanese adults confirms that time discounting relates to body weight, not only via impatience, but also via hyperbolic discounting, proxied by inclination toward procrastination, and the sign effect, where future negative payoffs are discounted at a lower rate than future positive payoffs. Body mass index is positively associated with survey responses indicative of impatience and hyperbolic discounting, and negatively associated with those indicative of the sign effect. A one-unit increase in the degree of procrastination is associated with a 2.81 percentage-point increase in the probability of being obese. Subjects exhibiting the sign effect show a 3.69 percentage-point lower probability of being obese and a 4.02 percentage-point higher probability of being underweight than those without the sign effect. These effects are substantial compared with the prevalence rates of the corresponding body mass status. Obesity and underweight thus result in part from the temporal decision biases.

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Authors
Ikeda, S., Kang, M.-I., & Ohtake, F.
Affiliations
  • Institute of Social and Economic Research, The University of Osaka (JP)
  • Korea University (KR)
Corresponding author
Ikeda, Shinsuke
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Health Economics
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2010-03
Volume
29
Issue
2
Pages
268-284
ISSN
0167-6296 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.jhealeco.2010.01.002
OpenAlex
W2042777782
Cited by
205
References
38
Citations by year
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FWCI
7.83
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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Locations
  • Journal of Health Economics (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
  • Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
  • Osaka University (1214207, 21330046)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › General Decision Sciences › Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Finance › Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis
Keywords
hyperbolic discounting, delay discounting, sign effect, procrastination, impatience, body mass index, obesity, underweight, Japanese adults
MeSH terms
Adult, Choice Behavior, Decision Making, Feeding Behavior, Female, Humans, Japan, Male, Obesity, Regression Analysis, Sex Factors, Temperament, Thinness, Time Factors, Body Mass Index

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