Is time inconsistency primarily a male problem?

Jeffrey Prince and Daniel Shawhan

Applied Economics Letters, 2011, vol. 18, issue 6, 501-504

Abstract: We conduct a simple experiment, using real money, that tests whether men and woman differ in time consistency. The experiment provides strong evidence of time inconsistency among males, but no evidence of such behaviour among females. Furthermore, the difference between males and females is statistically significant. This result could have important implications in marketing and in efforts to improve intertemporal decision-marking.

Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1080/13504851003761806

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