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Table 6 Cigarette dependence elasticities for ordered probit model

From: A quasi-hyperbolic discounting approach to smoking behavior

L-Smoker

 

Elasticity

S.E.

 

δ (constant time preference)

-1.2071

0.4422

***

1-exp(β) (present bias)

-0.4268

0.1905

**

M-Smoker

 

Elasticity

S.E.

 

δ (constant time preference)

1.0950

0.6759

 

1-exp(β) (present bias)

0.5727

0.3818

 

H-Smoker

   
 

Elasticity

S.E.

 

δ (constant time preference)

0.8404

0.3220

**

1-exp(β) (present bias)

0.2658

0.1266

**

  1. Note 1: ***1% significant level (p < 0.01), **5% significant level (p < 0.05).
  2. Note 2: The present bias elasticities are calculated only for the time-inconsistent samples.