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Time discounting for primary and monetary rewards

Reuben, Ernesto and Sapienza, Paola and Zingales, Luigi (2008): Time discounting for primary and monetary rewards.

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Abstract

This paper shows that there is a positive and statistically significant correlation between the short-term discount rate over a monetary reward and the short-term discount rate over a primary reward (chocolate). This correlation, however, is absent among subjects who do not like chocolate and are not hungry. This suggests that monetary rewards are suitable for the study of intertemporal choice. In fact, given the problems associated with the use of primary rewards (differing tastes for the good, hunger, and possible satiation), we argue that measurement with monetary rewards is more reliable.

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