On linking risk preferences and time preferences when estimating incentive effects

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2016
Volume: 143
Issue: C
Pages: 87-89

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Abstract

This study estimates incentive effects for time preferences while jointly controlling for how incentives alter risk preferences. I find traditional time preference incentive effect estimates are substantially biased when incentives also alter risk preferences.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:143:y:2016:i:c:p:87-89
Journal Field
General
Author Count
1
Added to Database
2026-02-02