The effect of military service on soldiers’ time preferences — Evidence from Israel

The current field study compares the time preferences of young adults of similar ages but in two very different environments, one more dangerous and uncertain than the other. Soldiers, college students and a control group of teenagers answered questionnaires about their time preferences. During mand...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Eyal Lahav, Uri Benzion, Tal Shavit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2011-02-01
Series:Judgment and Decision Making
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S1930297500004071/type/journal_article