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@article{ Ring2022, title = {Discounting Behavior in Problem Gambling}, author = {Ring, Patrick and Probst, Catharina C. and Neyse, Levent and Wolff, Stephan and Kaernbach, Christian and Eimeren, Thilo van and Schmidt, Ulrich}, journal = {Journal of Gambling Studies}, pages = {529-543}, volume = {38}, year = {2022}, issn = {1573-3602}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-021-10054-x}, abstract = {Problem gamblers discount delayed rewards more rapidly than do non-gambling controls. Understanding this impulsivity is important for developing treatment options. In this article, we seek to make two contributions: First, we ask which of the currently debated economic models of intertemporal choice (exponential versus hyperbolic versus quasi-hyperbolic) provides the best description of gamblers’ discounting behavior. Second, we ask how problem gamblers differ from habitual gamblers and non-gambling controls within the most favored parametrization. Our analysis reveals that the quasi-hyperbolic discounting model is strongly favored over the other two parametrizations. Within the quasi-hyperbolic discounting model, problem gamblers have both a significantly stronger present bias and a smaller long-run discount factor, which suggests that gamblers’ impulsivity has two distinct sources.}, keywords = {Risiko; risk; Glücksspiel; gambling}}