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Economics training and hyperbolic discounting: training versus selection effects
Authors:Julia Paxton
Institution:1. Department of Economics, Ohio University, Athens, OH, USApaxton@ohio.edu
Abstract:This paper contributes to the literature on the effects of economics training on behavior by examining the link between hyperbolic discounting and the number of economics classes taken by a sample of 1310 college graduates at Ohio University. A strong negative correlation is found between economics training and hyperbolic discounting behavior. Regression analysis shows that dynamic consistency is a determinant of taking economics classes. Once the endogeneity of these variables is accounted for, economics training is no longer a statistically significant determinant of hyperbolic discounting. Thus, the selection effect of studying economics outweighs the training effect. Behavioral variables are found to be more important in explaining hyperbolic discounting than demographic variables. The study suggests the importance of controlling for both the selection effect and the training effect for all studies that examine the role of economic training on behavior.
Keywords:Hyperbolic discounting  dynamic inconsistency  economics training  intertemporal choice  naiveté
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