Measuring Self-Control Problems
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Measuring Self-Control Problems
Ameriks, Caplin, Leahy & Tyler (2007) study how lack of self-control may lead to overconsumption and low wealth accumulation. For their analysis, the authors calculate difference scores from their survey questions. We review their study and highlight potential issues in the use of difference scores such as lack of reliability, validity, spurious correlation and variance restriction. The concern...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Economic Review
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0002-8282
DOI: 10.1257/aer.97.3.966