Although both economists and psychologists seek to identify determinants of heterogeneity
in behavior, they use different concepts to capture them. In this review, we first analyze the …

Mindfulness is purposefully and nonjudgmentally paying attention to the present moment.
The primary purpose of this study is to provide a more precise empirical estimate of the …

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

The authors extended research linking individual differences in consideration of future
consequences (CFC) with health behaviors by (a) testing whether individual differences in …

We present results from the first large-scale international survey on time preference,
conducted in 53 countries. All countries exhibit hyperbolic discounting patterns, ie, the …

We investigate how cognitive ability and character skills influence the evolution of play
toward Nash equilibrium in repeated strategic interactions. We find that more cognitively …

This paper synthesizes recent research in economics and psychology on the measurement
and empirical importance of personality skills and preferences. They predict and cause …

In two studies, time preferences for financial gains and losses at delays of up to 50 years
were elicited using three different methods: matching, fixed-sequence choice titration, and a …

This study utilizes the 1997 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth to examine the
relationship between financial literacy, conscientiousness, and asset accumulation among …

Abstract In 1994, Strathman, Gleicher, Boninger, and Edwards (1994) introduced the 12‐
item consideration of future consequences scale to measure individual differences in the …