Validating an Ultra-Short Survey Measure of Patience
11 Pages Posted: 27 Oct 2012
Date Written: October 1, 2012
Abstract
This study presents results of the validation of an ultra-short survey measure of patience included in the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP). Survey responses predict intertemporal choice behavior in incentive-compatible decisions in a representative sample of the German adult population.
Keywords: Time Preferences, Discounting, Validation of Survey Measures
JEL Classification: D01, D03, D91, C91
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Vischer, Thomas and Dohmen, Thomas and Falk, Armin and Huffman, David and Schupp, Juergen and Sunde, Uwe and Wagner, Gert G., Validating an Ultra-Short Survey Measure of Patience (October 1, 2012). SOEPpaper No. 499, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2166797 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2166797
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