Naos Mesfin Buzayu
A5029674308- Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
- Economic theories and models
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Housing Market and Economics
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
Duke Kunshan University
2021-2022
Economic inequality is associated with preferences for smaller, immediate gains over larger, delayed ones. Such temporal discounting may feed into rising global inequality, yet it unclear whether a function of choice or norms, rather the absence sufficient resources needs. It also not clear these reflect true differences in patterns between income groups. We tested and five intertemporal anomalies using local currencies value standards 61 countries (N = 13,629). Across diverse sample, we...
Abstract Economic inequality is associated with extreme preferences for smaller, immediate gains over larger, delayed ones. This pattern, known as temporal discounting, may feed into rising global inequality, yet it unclear if a function of choice or norms, rather the absence sufficient resources to meet needs. It also not clear these reflect true differences in patterns between income groups. We tested discounting and five intertemporal anomalies using local currencies value standards 61...