Are Time Preference and Risk Preference Associated with Cognitive Intelligence and Emotional Intelligence?

Lucy Ackert, Richard Deaves, Jennifer Miele and Quang Nguyen

Journal of Behavioral Finance, 2020, vol. 21, issue 2, 136-156

Abstract: The authors investigated whether cognitive intelligence (intelligence quotient [IQ]) and emotional intelligence (emotional quotient [EQ]) meaningfully correlate with time preference and risk preference, finding solid evidence in support. In the realm of time preference, high-EQ individuals are less subject to present (or future) bias and more patient. Further, high-IQ subjects tend to exhibit preferences that conform to expected utility maximization. While recent research on the relationship between cognitive ability and preferences has provided important insights, the results suggest that both cognitive intelligence and emotional intelligence matter.

Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1080/15427560.2019.1663850

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