The issue of payment timing (PSE's Economics for Everybody)

May. 2024

A 3-minute video summarizing my research is featured in a dossier on labor economics organized by the Paris School of Economics for a general audience. The dossier also includes a comic strip with drawings from Samuel Chich.

In a context where payment timing dictates the pace and choices of life, an issue arises: would you consider giving up part of your salary for immediate remuneration rather than receiving it in full later? Thiago Scarelli highlights the dilemmas between long-term financial security and immediate needs.