Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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959789 | Journal of Financial Economics | 2015 | 14 Pages |
Abstract
We provide new evidence on the empirical determinants of intertemporal financial decisions. We use an exogenously imposed choice affecting nearly all Croatian retirees to study characteristics associated with choosing a larger, deferred stream of payments over a smaller, more immediate payment. Individuals are more willing to defer if they have higher incomes and are not liquidity constrained, have a longer time horizon because of better health and longer life expectancy, and have stronger bequest motives. Individuals who expect currency devaluation or political risk to reduce the value of future income are more likely to take the earlier income stream.
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Authors
Jeffrey R. Brown, Zoran Ivković, Scott Weisbenner,