Jane E. J. Ebert, Working Papers

Papers in Review Process and in Preparation

  • "Fragility of the Temporal Dimension: The Ease of Changing Sensitivity to Future Time and the Effects on Valuation of the Near and Far Future," J. E. J. Ebert and D. Prelec.  Revising for 3rd review at Management Science.

  • "Forecasting and Backcasting: Predicting the Impact of the Present on the Future," J. E. J. Ebert, D. T. Gilbert, and T. D. Wilson.  Submitted to the Journal of Consumer Research.

  • "Less Willing to Work for Future Rewards than We Say:  Decreased Value of Future Money with Implicit Effort-Based Measures than with Conventional Discounting Measures," J. E. J. Ebert.  In preparation for submission to the Journal of Marketing Research.

Work in Progress

  • "Knowing What's Best for Someone Else: Self-Other Differences in the Importance of Long-Term Benefits and Short-Term Costs."

  • "Changes During a Life Transition for Young People in Their Use of Brands and Outward Focus:  Longitudinal and Cross-Sectional Studies of High School Seniors and College Students," J. E. J. Ebert and Ron Faber.

  • "The Expected and Actual Influence of Deadlines and Future Rewards in Procrastination and Rebate Redemption."

  • "The Importance of Timing in Intervention to Enhance Long-Term Goal Achievement."

  • "The Role of Self-Control on Product Preferences in Aging Consumers," J. E. J. Ebert and Aimee Drolet.

  • "Understanding the Effects of a Future-Outward Focus Versus a Present-Inward Focus in Communications by New CEOs of Financially-Distressed Companies," J. E. J. Ebert and Rajesh Chandy .

  • "Private and Public Consumption of Luxuries," J. E. J. Ebert and Christine M. Bennett .