PhD defence: Lasse J. Jessen

In order to obtain the PhD degree, Lasse J. Jessen submitted his thesis entitled: 'Essays on Discounting Behavior and Gambling Behavior'.

Torsdag, 7 juli, 2016 - 13:00 to 15:00

The thesis studies the elicitation of individual discount rates and the estimation of gambling prevalence rates in Denmark. The first chapter analyzes methods for eliciting time preferences and studies the robustness of individual discount rates with respect to background consumption and consumption smoothing. The second chapter uses choice data from a Danish field experiment to study the association between discounting behavior and financial wealth, and the association between present bias and liquidity. The third chapter estimates the prevalence of problem gambling in the general Danish population using survey instruments.

Supervisor:
Professor Morten Lau
Department of Economics
Copenhagen Business School
 
Secondary supervisor:
Professor Steffen Andersen
Department of Finance
Copenhagen Business School

Assessment Committee:
Associate Professor Mauricio Prado (Chair)
Department of Economics
Copenhagen Business School

Associate Professor Enrica Carbone
Department of Economics
Second University of Naples

Associate Professor Erik Wengström
Department of Economics
Lund University
 
Thesis:
Read Lasse J. Jessen's thesis

Reception:
The Doctoral School of Economics and Management will host a reception, which will take place immediately after the defence in the FUHU Faculty Club (3rd floor above the canteen).

Sidst opdateret: Communications // 13/06/2018