Validating an Ultra-Short Survey Measure of Patience

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.

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Year of publication:	2013-08
Authors:	Vischer, Thomas ; Dohmen, Thomas ; Falk, Armin ; Huffman, David ; Schupp, Jürgen ; Sunde, Uwe ; Wagner, Gert G.
Published in:	Economics Letters. - Amsterdam : Elsevier, ISSN 0165-1765. - Vol. 120.2013, 2, p. 142-145
Publisher:	Amsterdam : Elsevier
Subject:	Laborversuche \| Individuum \| Konsumentenverhalten \| Mikroökonometrie \| Methodenforschung \| Time preferences \| Discounting \| Validation of survey measures

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Type of publication:	Article
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Article
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.1016/j.econlet.2013.04.007 [DOI] 766857727 [GVK] hdl:10419/80444 [Handle] RePEc:zbw:espost:80444 [RePEc]
Classification:	D01 - Microeconomic Behavior: Underlying Principles ; D03 - Behavioral Economics; Underlying Principles ; D91 - Intertemporal Consumer Choice; Life Cycle Models and Saving ; C91 - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
Source:	EconStor

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