Green agricultural technology has the potential to not only alleviate the degradation of soil
fertility, but also to improve the agricultural productivity of smallholders. In this paper, taking …

We review research that measures time preferences—ie, preferences over intertemporal
trade—offs. We distinguish between studies using financial flows, which we call “money …

Intertemporal tradeoffs play a key role in many personal decisions and policy questions. We
describe models of intertemporal choice, identify empirical regularities in choice, and pose …

Agricultural green production technology (AGPT) is crucial for mitigating farmland pollution
and degradation, as well as promoting green agricultural development. Using data from 774 …

In two studies, time preferences for financial gains and losses at delays of up to 50 years
were elicited using three different methods: matching, fixed-sequence choice titration, and a …

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 …

The field of time preference is develo** rapidly. It concerns important concepts for many
economic issues. One important domain of application is health economics. This paper …

This paper examines the effects of alternative assumptions regarding the curvature of utility
upon estimated discount rates in experimental data. To do so, it introduces a novel design to …

Over the past two decades, experimental economics has moved from a fringe activity to
become a standard tool for empirical research. With experimental economics now regarded …

This study compares discounting for money and health in a field study. We applied the direct
method, which measures discounting independent of utility, in a representative French …