On negative time preferences

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Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2011
Volume: 111
Issue: 1
Pages: 37-39

Authors (2)

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Abstract

Survey data show that subjects positively discount both gains and losses but discount gains more heavily than losses. This holds for monetary and non-monetary outcomes. These results do not confirm the findings of two earlier studies about negative time preferences for non-monetary outcomes.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:111:y:2011:i:1:p:37-39
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General
Author Count
2
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2026-01-25