We propose a theory studying temptation in presence of both externally and internally sanctioned prohibitions. Moral … punishments increase temptation and demand for morality, so that external and internal sanctions are complements. The model helps …

This paper proposes a theory of the relationship between prohibitions and temptation. In presence of self … investigates the relationship between morality and temptation, the individual gains from morality, the interaction between external …

This paper studies optimal nonlinear pricing for a monopolist when consumers' preferences exhibit temptation and self …-control as in Gul and Pesendorfer (2001a). Consumers are subject to temptation inside the store but exercise self-control, and … those foreseeing large self-control costs do not enter the store. Consumers differ in their preferences under temptation …

over-spend on a commodity for which they experience temptation (TP good). Resisting that temptation gives rise to a utility … short of) the marginal valuation of leisure that arises if the consumer would succumb to the temptation. We use iso …

temptation, and so mistakenly forego pre-commitment. Our analysis reveals conditions under which higher willpower - and lower …

better judgment to cooperate. Examining the argument from the perspective of temptation, we pair the public good game with …

-vote-selling intervention in the Philippines. We model selling one's vote as a temptation good: it creates positive utility for the future self … at the moment of voting, but not for past selves who anticipate the vote-sale. We also allow keeping or breaking promises … regarding vote-selling to affect utility. Voters who are at least partially sophisticated about their vote-selling temptation …

, the strength of temptation and the cost of self-control do not affect the extensive margin. Hence, present …