#9964. Patience, Cognitive Abilities, and Cognitive Effort: Survey and Experimental Evidence From a Developing Country

September 2026publication date
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Cultural Studies;
Social Sciences (all);
Sociology and Political Science;
Education;
Social Psychology;
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Abstract:
This study sheds light on the relationship between cognition and patience by documenting that the correlation between cognitive abilities and delay discounting is weaker for the same group of individuals if choices are incentivized. This study conjectures that higher cognitive effort, which induces higher involvement of the cognitive system, moderates the relationship between patience and cognition. For 107 participants drawn from the adult population in Tbilisi, this study examines the relationship between various measures of cognitive ability and that of patience. Specifically, we consider the relationship between the Cognitive Reflection Test, a numeracy test, self-reported math ability measure, enumerators’ assessments, and incentivized and hypothetical trade-offs between smaller-sooner and larger-later payments.
Keywords:
behavioral economics; cognition; developing country; experimental evidence; patience

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