Impatience among preschool children and their mothers

Using experimental data of children and their mothers, this paper explores the intergenerational relationship of impatience. The child’s impatience stems from a delay of gratification experiment, the mother’s from a choice task. Findings demonstrate an intergenerational relationship in decision making.

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Year of publication:	2012
Authors:	Kosse, Fabian ; Pfeiffer, Friedhelm
Published in:	Economics Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0165-1765. - Vol. 115.2012, 3, p. 493-495
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Time preferences \| Impatience \| Intergenerational transmission \| Field experiments

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Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	C93 - Field Experiments ; D03 - Behavioral Economics; Underlying Principles ; D90 - Intertemporal Choice and Growth. General
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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