We develop a survey instrument to measure self-control problems in a sample of highly educated adults. This measure relates in the manner that theory predicts to liquid wealth accumulation and personality measures. Yet while self-control problems are typically seen as resulting in overconsumption and low wealth, we identify a significant group who underconsume and thereby accumulate high levels of wealth. In addition, self-control problems are smaller in scale for older than for younger respondents. Those who put money aside in retirement accounts may be delaying access to a point at which self-control problems are no longer important. (JEL D12, D14)
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Self-control is a highly adaptive human capacity and research on self-control is booming. To further...
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People have different financial behavior depending on their psychological characteristics, which can...
Self-control problems have been proposed as a key reason for low pension saving rates, yet evidence ...
Self-control is a highly adaptive human capacity and research on self-control is booming. To further...
Everyday life is full of self-control problems. The economist's favorite explanation for self-contro...
While models of self control problems have proliferated in recent years, there have been few corresp...
We use survey techniques to deepen our understanding of self con-trol problems: 1. While standard th...
How significant are individual differences in self-control? Do these differences impact wealth accum...
We examine the relationship between household wealth and self-control. Although self-control has bee...
What good is self-control? We incorporated a new measure of individual differences in self-control i...
The ability to over-ride or alter motivated responses, known as self-control, is crucial for goal-di...
Self-control has become an increasingly popular topic in psychology in recent decades. The main goal...
Self-control as a trait has previously been measured with self-report questionnaires. The goal of th...
An experience sampling study with a large community sample (N\ua0=\ua03327) furnished data on trait ...
Self-control is a highly adaptive human capacity and research on self-control is booming. To further...
In this paper, we present a new questionnaire for the assessment of self-control as an individual tr...
People have different financial behavior depending on their psychological characteristics, which can...
Self-control problems have been proposed as a key reason for low pension saving rates, yet evidence ...
Self-control is a highly adaptive human capacity and research on self-control is booming. To further...
Everyday life is full of self-control problems. The economist's favorite explanation for self-contro...