Patience and long-run growth

M. Hübner; Gonzague Vannoorenberghe

doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2015.10.011

Patience and long-run growth

M. Hübner
, Gonzague Vannoorenberghe

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Abstract

Complementing research on the effect of patience on individual behavior, we present empirical evidence that patience is an important determinant of long-run income differences between countries. To account for a potential endogeneity bias, we instrument patience by information on how languages spoken in the countries of our sample require speakers to encode time. The economic impact of patience and growth is sizable. Our results suggest that increasing patience by one standard deviation raises per-capita income by between 34% and 78%.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	163-167
Journal	Economics Letters
Volume	137
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2015.10.011
Publication status	Published - Dec 2015

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth

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long-run growth
time preference
patience

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