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Chinese Journal of Management Science ›› 2026, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (4): 1-12.doi: 10.16381/j.cnki.issn1003-207x.2022.2149

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Optimal Consumption and Portfolio Choices with Time-inconsistent Preferences and Consistent Performance

Yuanping Wang1, Jinqiang Yang2,3,4(), Xiangyu Meng2   

  1. 1.School of Finance,Shanxi University of Finance and Economics,Taiyuan 030006,China
    2.School of Finance,Shanghai University of Finance and Economics,Shanghai 200433,China
    3.Shanghai Institute of International Finance and Economics,Shanghai 200433,China
    4.Dishui Lake Advanced Finance Institute,Shanghai University of Finance and Economics,Shanghai 201306,China
  • Received:2022-09-30 Revised:2023-06-06 Online:2026-04-25 Published:2026-03-27
  • Contact: Jinqiang Yang E-mail:huda518@163.com

Abstract:

It is based on the self-control problem in real economy and the consistent performance requirement in investment practice. The existing literature has not researched on consumption and portfolio choices in a framework integrating time-inconsistent preferences and consistent performance. Considering time-varying impatience risk and consistent-performance constraint simultaneously, their joint impacts on optimal consumption and portfolio allocation are studied. According to Grenadier and Wang (2007), Harris and Laibson (2013), time-inconsistent preference is characterized by a quasi-hyperbolic discount function in continuous time. According to Chen and Tian (2012), consistent-performance constraint is defined by that the current wealth must stays at least on the level given by a weighted average of wealth in the past. The results show that the tolerance to the withdrawal in wealth and the optimal proportional allocation in risky asset are determined by the degree of consistent performance constraint and the change of time preference, which can provide theoretical support for the relationship between the time preference and risk taking and give better prediction for empirical facts such as investment behaviors in risky assets, financial wealth effect on consumption.

Key words: time-inconsistent preference, consistent performance, consumption, risky asset

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