Discounting in developing countries : experimental evidence from Timor-Leste

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 o...

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Main Author: Botelho, Anabela (author)
Other Authors: Harrison, Glenn W. (author), Pinto, Lígia (author), Veiga, Paula Alexandra (author)
Format: workingPaper
Language:eng
Published: 2006
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/17126
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/17126