Can intertemporal choice experiments elicit time preferences for consumption?

Experimental Economics

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 369-389

  Cubitt, Robin P ^a   Read, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discount rates; Elicitation of time preferences; Intertemporal decision making experiments

Indexed keywords

EID: 36049051012     PISSN: 13864157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10683-006-9140-2     Document Type: Article

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