Abstract：
I investigate the causal effect of education on time preferences. To deal with the endogeneity of education, I exploit exogenous variation in education imposed by a Turkish school reform that raised compulsory education from five to eight years. I find that education causes individuals to make more patient inter-temporal choices but does not induce them to report being more patient. I also provide evidence that the effect of education on patient inter-temporal choices does not operate through changes in financial well-being.
摘要：
我调查了教育对时间偏好的因果影响。为了处理教育的内生性，我利用了土耳其学校改革带来的教育外生变化，该改革将义务教育从5年提高到8年。我发现，教育会使个人做出更多的患者跨期选择，但不会诱使他们报告自己更有耐心。我还提供了证据，表明教育对患者跨期选择的影响并非通过财务福利的变化而起作用。
