Age differences in preferences through the lens of socioemotional selectivity theory

Laura L. Carstensen and Megan E. Reynolds

The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, 2023, vol. 24, issue C

Abstract: The ways that individuals experience time, specifically as it relates to prioritizing the present versus the future, have played foundational roles in economics and psychology.

Keywords: Decisions; Life-span; Motivation; Social preferences; Socioemotional selectivity theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jeoa.2022.100440

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