Validating an ultra-short survey measure of patience

T. Vischer; T.J. Dohmen; A. Falk; D. Huffman; J. Schupp; U. Sunde; G.G. Wagner

doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2013.04.007

Validating an ultra-short survey measure of patience

T. Vischer
, T.J. Dohmen
, A. Falk
, D. Huffman
, J. Schupp
, U. Sunde^*
, G.G. Wagner

^*Corresponding author for this work

Macro, International & Labour Economics

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Abstract

This study presents results of the validation of an ultra-short survey measure of patience included in the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP). Survey responses predict intertemporal choice behavior in incentive-compatible decisions in a representative sample of the German adult population.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	142-145
Number of pages	4
Journal	Economics Letters
Volume	120
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2013.04.007
Publication status	Published - Aug 2013

Keywords

Time preferences
Discounting
Validation of survey measures
INDIVIDUAL DISCOUNT RATES
TIME-PREFERENCES
RISK

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