Impatience among Preschool Children and their Mothers

Fabian Kosse and Friedhelm Pfeiffer

No 6247, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: Using experimental data of children and their mothers, this paper explores the intergenerational relationship of impatience. The child's impatience stems from a delay of gratification experiment. Mother's impatience has been assessed by a choice task where the mothers faced trade-offs between a smaller-sooner and a larger-later monetary reward with a delay of six or twelve months. The findings demonstrate an intergenerational relationship in short-run decision making. Controlling for mother's and child's characteristics the child's impatience at preschool age is significantly correlated with the six month maternal reservation interest rate.

Keywords: intergenerational transmission; impatience; time preferences; field experiments (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C93 D03 D90 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 8 pages
Date: 2011-12
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Published - published in: Economics Letters, 2012, 115 (3), 493-495

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