Magnitude effect in intertemporal allocation tasks

Artikel

Intertemporal choices are affected by both discount rate and utility curvature. We investigate how the two aspects of time preference are affected by the size of the total budget using an intertemporal allocation task. At the aggregate level as well as at the individual level, we find magnitude effects both on the discount rate and on intertemporal substitutability (i.e., utility curvature). Individuals are more patient when dealing with larger budgets and also regard larger budgets to be more fungible. The latter effect suggests that the degree of asset integration is increasing in the stake.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Journal: Experimental Economics ; ISSN: 1573-6938 ; Volume: 25 ; Year: 2021 ; Issue: 2 ; Pages: 593-623 ; New York, NY: Springer US

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Design of Experiments: Laboratory, Individual ; Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis ; Micro-Based Behavioral Economics: Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making‡
• Subject: Time preference ; Magnitude effect ; Convex Time Budget method ; Asset integration

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Sun, Chen ; Potters, Jan
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Springer US
• (where): New York, NY
• (when): 2021

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.1007/s10683-021-09723-w
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:45 AM CET