4 papers
Structural Approach to Guiding a Present-Biased Agent
Tatiana Belova, Yuriy Dementiev, Artur Ignatiev +1
Time-inconsistent behavior, such as procrastination or abandonment of long-term goals, arises when agents evaluate immediate outcomes disproportionately higher than future ones. Th…
EFX and PO Allocation Exists for Two Types of Goods
Vladimir Davidiuk, Yuriy Dementiev, Artur Ignatiev +1
We study the problem of fairly and efficiently allocating indivisible goods among agents with additive valuations. We focus on envy-freeness up to any good (EFX) -- an important fa…
How to guide a present-biased agent through prescribed tasks?
Tatiana Belova, Yuriy Dementiev, Fedor V. Fomin +2
The present bias is a well-documented behavioral trait that significantly influences human decision-making, with present-biased agents often prioritizing immediate rewards over lon…
Inconsistent Planning: When in doubt, toss a coin!
Yuriy Dementiev, Fedor V. Fomin, Artur Ignatiev
One of the most widespread human behavioral biases is the present bias -- the tendency to overestimate current costs by a bias factor. Kleinberg and Oren (2014) introduced an elega…