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.
On Negative Time Preferences / M. Casari; D. Dragone. - In: ECONOMICS LETTERS. - ISSN 0165-1765. - STAMPA. - 111:1(2011), pp. 37-39. [10.1016/j.econlet.2010.12.010]
On Negative Time Preferences
CASARI, MARCO;DRAGONE, DAVIDE
2011
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.File in questo prodotto:
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