How Time Preferences Differ: Evidence from 45 Countries
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Keywords
Time preferences; Intertemporal decision; Endogenous preference; Cross-cultural comparison;All these keywords.
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- D90 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - General
- F40 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance - - - General
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CBE-2011-11-14 (Cognitive & Behavioural Economics)
- NEP-EVO-2011-11-14 (Evolutionary Economics)
- NEP-UPT-2011-11-14 (Utility Models & Prospect Theory)
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