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Temptation and Self-Control

Gul, Faruk, Pesendorfer, Wolfgang·2001·Econometrica
DOI 10.1111/1468-0262.00252
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We study a two-period model where ex ante inferior choice may tempt the decision-maker in the second period. Individuals have preferences over sets of alternatives that represent second period choices. Our axioms yield a representation that identifies the individual's commitment ranking, temptation ranking, and cost of self-control. An agent has a preference for commitment if she strictly prefers a subset of alternatives to the set itself. An agent has self-control if she resists temptation and chooses an option with higher ex ante utility. We introduce comparative measures of preference for commitment and self-control and relate them to our representations.

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Authors
Gul, F., & Pesendorfer, W.
Venue
Econometrica
Publisher
The Econometric Society
Published
2001-11
Volume
69
Issue
6
Pages
1403-1435
ISSN
  • 0012-9682 (ISSN-L)
  • 1468-0262
DOI
10.1111/1468-0262.00252
OpenAlex
W2137623058
Cited by
1,200
References
14
FWCI
17.16
Type
journal article
Language
en
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