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Wait for it : delay-discounting and academic performance among an Irish adolescent sample

Freeney, Yseult ; O'Connell, Michael F. (Elsevier, 2010-06)

Beyond cognitive ability and family background, are there other significant determinants of educational attainment? From research in psychology, economics, education and criminology, one powerful influence is the ability ...
Psychological and biological foundations of time preference : evidence from a day reconstruction study with biological tracking

Delaney, Liam ; Daly, Michael ; Harmon, Colm (University College Dublin. Geary Institute, 2008-08-10)

This paper considers the relationship between the economic concept of time preference and relevant concepts from psychology and biology. Using novel data from a time diary study conducted in Ireland that combined detailed ...

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