study, I examine how introducing a time delay into the execution of an investment plan influences individuals' risk … preferences. The field experiment proceeded in three stages: a decision stage, an execution stage and a payout stage. At the …

. We use a lab experiment to elicit preferences for working under time pressure in an incentivized way by eliciting the …Many professional and educational settings require individuals to be willing and able to perform under time pressure … minimum additional payment participants require to complete a cognitive task under various levels of time pressure versus …

We study the heritability of risk, uncertainty, and time preferences using a field experiment with a large sample of … marries behavioral genetics with structural econometrics. This allows us to, for the first time, quantify the heritability of … economic preference parameters directly without employing proxy measures. Our incentive-compatible experiment is the first twin …

incentivized way risk, time, social and competitive preferences and also cognitive abilities of university students and look for … measures of time preference: patience and present bias. Present bias explains exam grades relatively better, while patience is … better explaining GPA. Both measures of time preferences have a non-linear relation to school performance. Competitiveness …

implications for the nature and formation of preferences. We study the tariff experiment conducted by South Central Bell where … local telephone tariffs were introduced for the first time in Louisville, KY. Households were given the choice to remain in …