DP14302 The cost of being too patient

Author(s):	Paola Giuliano, Paola Sapienza
Publication Date:	January 2020
Keyword(s):	Happiness, Patience
JEL(s):	A10, D9, Z1
Programme Areas:	Labour Economics
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We study the cost of being too patient on happiness. We find that the relationship between patience and various measures of subjective well-being is hump-shaped: it exists an optimal amount of patience that maximizes happiness. Beyond this optimal level, higher levels of patience have a negative impact on well-being.