Measuring Time Preferences. [PDF]
J Econ Lit, 2020 We review research that measures time preferences-i.e., preferences over intertemporal tradeoffs. We distinguish between studies using financial flows, which we call "money earlier or later" (MEL) decisions and studies that use time-dated consumption ...
Cohen J +3 more
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Time preferences are reliable across time-horizons and verbal versus experiential tasks [PDF]
eLife, 2019 Individual differences in delay-discounting correlate with important real world outcomes, for example education, income, drug use, and criminality. As such, delay-discounting has been extensively studied by economists, psychologists and neuroscientists ...
Evgeniya Lukinova +3 more
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Time Preferences and Natural Resource Extraction Behavior: An Experimental Study from Artisanal Fisheries in Zanzibar. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Natural resource users face a trade-off between present and future consumption. Using harmful methods or extracting unsustainably, lowers future consumption.
Aneeque Javaid +4 more
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Cooperation as a signal of time preferences. [PDF]
Proc Biol Sci, 2022 Many evolutionary models explain why we cooperate with non-kin, but few explain why cooperative behaviour and trust vary. Here, we introduce a model of cooperation as a signal of time preferences, which addresses this variability.
Lie-Panis J, André JB.
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On the stability of risk and time preferences amid the COVID-19 pandemic. [PDF]
Exp Econ, 2022 We elicited incentivized measures of risk and time preferences from a sample of undergraduate students in Athens, Greece, in waves that preceded and overlapped with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Drichoutis AC, Nayga RM.
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“Save for a rainy day” or “live in the moment”? How does uncertainty associated with earthquakes affect people’s time preferences? [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 Uncertainty caused by frequent earthquakes can permanently reshape people’s time preferences, forcing them to confront the question of whether to “save for a rainy day” or “live in the moment.” Focusing on China, this study empirically analyzes the ...
Congming Ding, Xueying Yan, Zhiyuan Chen
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The effects of probiotics on risk and time preferences [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 Animal models, human neuroimaging and lesion studies revealed that the gut microbiota can influence the interaction between the central and the enteric nervous systems via the gut–brain axis (GBA) and can affect brain regions linked to basic emotional ...
Aline M. Dantas +4 more
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The Role of Time Preferences in Compliance With COVID-19 Preventive Behaviors in Iran: A Quasi-hyperbolic Discounting Approach [PDF]
Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public HealthObjectives: This study aimed to investigate the role of time preferences in compliance with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) preventive behaviors in an adult population of Iran.
Moslem Soofi +4 more
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Toward an understanding of the development of time preferences: Evidence from field experiments. [PDF]
J Public Econ, 2019 Time preferences have been correlated with a range of life outcomes, yet little is known about their early development. We conduct a field experiment to elicit time preferences of over 1,200 children ages 3-12, who make several intertemporal decisions ...
Andreoni J +5 more
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The cancellation heuristic in intertemporal choice shifts people’s time preferences [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 Building on past research in risky decision making, the present research investigated whether the cancellation heuristic is evident in intertemporal choice. Specifically, the cancellation heuristic posits that whenever choice options are partitioned into
Arjun Sengupta, Krishna Savani
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