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Universal time preference. [PDF]
Time preferences are central to human decision making; therefore, a thorough understanding of their international differences is highly relevant. Previous measurements, however, vary widely in their methodology, from questions answered on the Likert ...
Marc Oliver Rieger +2 more
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Changes in Time Preference Caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic
This paper investigates the relationship between the spread of COVID-19 and time preference. In contrast to previous studies that compared time preferences before and during the pandemic, this study estimates time preferences during the COVID-19 period ...
Inyong Shin
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Time preference, outcome expectancy, and self-management in patients with type 2 diabetes [PDF]
Florian M Karl,1,2 Rolf Holle,1,2 Lars Schwettmann,1 Annette Peters,2,3 Michael Laxy1,2 1Institute of Health Economics and Health Care Management, Helmholtz Zentrum München (GmbH), German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg ...
Karl FM +4 more
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Conceptualizing Time Preference: A Life-History Analysis [PDF]
Life-history theory (LHT) has drawn upon the concept of “time preference” as a psychological mechanism for the development of fast and slow strategies. However, the conceptual and empirical nature of this mechanism is ill-defined.
Lee T. Copping +2 more
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Perceived temporal distortions may explain the effect of precarity on intertemporal choices [PDF]
Existing research on how environmental volatility affect preferences suggests that preference for delayed rewards reduces in the presence of adverse shocks.
Arjun Mitra +2 more
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Intention to provide ridesharing services: Determinants from the perspective of driver-partners in a gig economy [PDF]
Research on ridesharing platforms under the gig economy has focused much on the incentives and barriers of users, leaving many gaps in understanding drivers’ intention to provide ridesharing services.
Hung Le Van +3 more
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The Heckman sample selection technique was applied in modelling the households’ maize marketed surplus decision under risk and time preference assumption. We assumed that maize returns depend on farmers’ market selection choices.
Michael Kamoyo, Albert Makochekanwa
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The impact of uncertainty on farmers’ adoption of straw returning technology in Northwest China
Straw returning technology has the potential to not only enhance the crop’s nitrogen yield but also protect the ecological environment and enhance crop yield.
Yan Ge, Haixia Wu
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How to measure time preferences: An experimental comparison of three methods [PDF]
In two studies, time preferences for financial gains and losses at delays of up to 50 years were elicited using three different methods: matching, fixed-sequence choice titration, and a dynamic ``staircase'' choice method.
David J. Hardisty +3 more
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The Time Is Ripe: Thinking about the Future Reduces Unhealthy Eating in Those with a Higher BMI
Research suggests that being oriented more towards the future (than the present) is correlated with healthier eating. However, this research tends to be correlational, and thus it is unclear whether inducing people to think about their future could ...
Betty P. I. Chang +2 more
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