Discounting in developing countries : a pilot experiment in Timor-Leste
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Resumo: | We conduct laboratory experiments in Timor-Leste designed to test if individual discount rates vary with the time horizon for which the rate is elicited. Our experiments test a design that has been successfully employed in field experiments in developed countries, and that avoids several confounds of previous procedures. We find that there is onsiderable heterogeneity in individual discount rates, and that this heterogeneity is associated with observable demographic characteristics. We also find evidence that is consistent with exponential discounting behavior, although our sample sizes do not allow us to definitively reject alternative specifications. We discuss modifications of our laboratory experiments that would facilitate field experiments in Timor-Leste. |
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Discounting in developing countries : a pilot experiment in Timor-LesteWe conduct laboratory experiments in Timor-Leste designed to test if individual discount rates vary with the time horizon for which the rate is elicited. Our experiments test a design that has been successfully employed in field experiments in developed countries, and that avoids several confounds of previous procedures. We find that there is onsiderable heterogeneity in individual discount rates, and that this heterogeneity is associated with observable demographic characteristics. We also find evidence that is consistent with exponential discounting behavior, although our sample sizes do not allow us to definitively reject alternative specifications. We discuss modifications of our laboratory experiments that would facilitate field experiments in Timor-Leste.Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)Universidade do Minho. Núcleo de Investigação em Microeconomia Aplicada (NIMA)Universidade do MinhoBotelho, AnabelaHarrison, Glenn W.Pinto, LígiaRutström, Elisabet E.Veiga, Paula Alexandra2005-112005-11-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/1822/4421engBOTELHO, Anabela [et al.] - "Discounting in developing countries: a pilot experiment in Timor-Leste". Braga : Universidade do Minho - Núcleo de Investigação em Microeconomia Aplicada, 2005. Disponível em http://nima.eeg.uminho.ptinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-07-21T12:01:28Zoai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/4421Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T18:51:22.622442Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Discounting in developing countries : a pilot experiment in Timor-Leste |
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Discounting in developing countries : a pilot experiment in Timor-Leste |
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Discounting in developing countries : a pilot experiment in Timor-Leste Botelho, Anabela |
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Discounting in developing countries : a pilot experiment in Timor-Leste |
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Discounting in developing countries : a pilot experiment in Timor-Leste |
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Discounting in developing countries : a pilot experiment in Timor-Leste |
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Botelho, Anabela |
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Botelho, Anabela Harrison, Glenn W. Pinto, Lígia Rutström, Elisabet E. Veiga, Paula Alexandra |
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Harrison, Glenn W. Pinto, Lígia Rutström, Elisabet E. Veiga, Paula Alexandra |
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Universidade do Minho |
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Botelho, Anabela Harrison, Glenn W. Pinto, Lígia Rutström, Elisabet E. Veiga, Paula Alexandra |
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We conduct laboratory experiments in Timor-Leste designed to test if individual discount rates vary with the time horizon for which the rate is elicited. Our experiments test a design that has been successfully employed in field experiments in developed countries, and that avoids several confounds of previous procedures. We find that there is onsiderable heterogeneity in individual discount rates, and that this heterogeneity is associated with observable demographic characteristics. We also find evidence that is consistent with exponential discounting behavior, although our sample sizes do not allow us to definitively reject alternative specifications. We discuss modifications of our laboratory experiments that would facilitate field experiments in Timor-Leste. |
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2005 |
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BOTELHO, Anabela [et al.] - "Discounting in developing countries: a pilot experiment in Timor-Leste". Braga : Universidade do Minho - Núcleo de Investigação em Microeconomia Aplicada, 2005. Disponível em http://nima.eeg.uminho.pt |
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