TY - RPRT AU - Giuliano, Paola AU - Sapienza, Paola TI - The Cost of Being Too Patient PY - 2020/Jan/ PB - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) CY - Bonn T2 - IZA Discussion Paper IS - 12900 UR - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp12900 AB - 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. KW - patience KW - happiness ER -