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discounting the future  

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  • Discounting the future occurs when an immediate benefit is systemically valued more highly than a delayed benefit. As with other discounted cash flow projections, the variables are the size of the estimated cash flow, the number of discounted periods in the future, and a relevant discount or interest rate. [Source: Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society; Discounting the Future]

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