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 …

We study the impact of financial education on intertemporal choice in adolescence. The
educational program was randomly assigned among high school students, and choices …

We present the first systematic review of the literature on farmer time preference
measurements across Europe and North America. We synthesize methodological …

Time preferences have been recognized by numerous studies as an important driver of a
number of healthy and environmentally-friendly behaviors. In this study, we first examined if …

This paper tests the commonly-used assumption that people apply a single discount rate to
the utility from different sources of consumption. Using survey data from Uganda with both …

Investments in energy-efficient technologies can save money over time and reduce
environmental impacts. Accordingly, governments worldwide provide grants to encourage …

Psychologists, economists, historians, computer scientists, sociologists, philosophers, and
legal scholars explore the conscious choice not to seek information. The history of …

This paper examines the effects of alternative assumptions regarding the curvature of utility
upon estimated discount rates in experimental data. To do so, it introduces a novel design to …

We conduct field experiments to investigate dynamic inconsistency and commitment
demand in food choice. In two home grocery delivery programs, we document substantial …

This article investigates whether offers of commitment contracts, in the form of self-imposed
choice-set restrictions and penalties with no financial upside, are well-targeted tools for …