Underlying preferences are often considered to be persistent, and are important inputs into
economic models. We first conduct an extensive review of the disparate literature studying …

Green agricultural technology has the potential to not only alleviate the degradation of soil
fertility, but also to improve the agricultural productivity of smallholders. In this paper, taking …

To what extent is there a general factor of risk preference, R, akin to g, the general factor of
intelligence? Can risk preference be regarded as a stable psychological trait? These …

We review research that measures time preferences—ie, preferences over intertemporal
trade—offs. We distinguish between studies using financial flows, which we call “money …

We study the effect of financial resources on decision-making. Low-income US households
are randomly assigned to receive an online survey before or after payday. The survey …

This article reviews the literature on public support for 'soft'versus 'hard'policy instruments for
behaviour change, and the factors that drive such preferences. Soft policies typically include …

Intertemporal tradeoffs play a key role in many personal decisions and policy questions. We
describe models of intertemporal choice, identify empirical regularities in choice, and pose …

Some individuals borrow extensively on their credit cards. This paper tests whether present-
biased time preferences correlate with credit card borrowing. In a field study, we elicit …

We examine how chronic debt affects behavior by studying how a large, unanticipated debt-
relief program affected psychological functioning and economic decision-making in …

This paper investigates financial attention using novel panel data on daily investor online
account logins. We find support for selective attention to portfolio information. Account logins …