Time inconsistency/Definition

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Time inconsistency [r]: A concept that includes (i) the failure to carry out a previous undertaking (such as an unsuccessful threat or promise that was intended to influence the decisions of others); and, (ii) a change, due solely to the passage of time relative to the time of valuation, to the discount rate that is used to value a delayed cost or benefit.