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

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 evaluate the impact of a randomized educational intervention on children's intertemporal
choices. The intervention aims to improve the ability to imagine future selves and …

The present research introduces the Carbon Emission Task (CET) as a new behavioral
paradigm grounded in experimental economics. It assesses consequential pro …

A large body of literature suggests that households could save money by increasing the
level of energy efficiency of the energy-using durables they purchase–a so-called “energy …

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 report on an experiment examining why default options impact behavior. By randomly
assigning employees to different varieties of a salary-linked savings account, we find that …

We examine 220 estimates of the present-bias parameter from 28 articles using the Convex
Time Budget protocol. The literature shows that people are on average present-biased, but …

Intertemporal choices involve trade-offs between the value of rewards and the delay before
those rewards are experienced. Canonical intertemporal choice models such as hyperbolic …

Parental engagement plays a key role in children's future success. We implemented a
behaviorally informed field experiment designed to increase the time parents spend using a …