This paper develops a conception of personal identity for Amartya Sen's capability framework that emphasizes his self … advanced in Davis (2003c). The paper also distinguishes personal identity and social identity, and contrasts Sen's framework … with recent standard economics' explanation of social identity in terms of conformity. Sen's concept of commitment is …

This paper studies how morale in teams can break down. It interprets high morale as team members working together … learn that lay-offs will occur at a fixed future date, which will eventually cause morale to break down. The paper shows … that the breakdown of morale can vary in size and the equilibrium outcomes can be Pareto ranked. A firm's measures to …