Gender differences in time preferences

This paper reports the results from a large online experiment in which we examine gender differences in time preferences. Subjects choose in different situations between receiving an immediate payment and receiving a different sum later. We find that more men than women are impatient and choose to receive the immediate payment, at least if the implicit interest rate of the “late” option is neither too high nor too low.

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Year of publication:	2014
Authors:	Dittrich, Marcus ; Leipold, Kristina
Published in:	Economics Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0165-1765. - Vol. 122.2014, 3, p. 413-415
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Gender differences \| Time preference \| Discounting

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Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	J16 - Economics of Gender ; C91 - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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