Publication:
Cross-Period Impatience: Subjective Financial Periods Explain Time-Inconsistent Choices
Minkwang Jang and Oleg Urminsky (2023) Journal of Consumer Research (link)
People are more impatient, choosing the smaller-sooner outcome more, when choosing between options that they perceived as in different (vs. same) "subjective financial periods," the time categories they use to track progress toward their financial goals.
Working Papers:
Preference for Early Progress Signal as a Source of Impatience in Intertemporal Choice
Minkwang Jang* and Oleg Urminsky*
How Time Tells Us When to Use What We Own
Minkwang Jang and Ayelet Fishbach
Who Likes It More? Inferring Others’ Preferences from Consideration Sets Size
Minkwang Jang
The Downside of Generosity: When More Giving Undermines Social Connection
Minkwang Jang, Shereen J. Chaudhry, and Ayelet Fishbach