This paper studies if external commitment devices are effectively capable of helping agents to reduce their consumption … ambiguous effects on individuals' welfare. First, hyperbolic agents purchase commitment devices less often that they wish to … mild level of addiction, commitment devices effectively reduce consumption and improve health status. However, for severe …

-specific budgets depends on the combination of a demand for commitment and the demand for flexibility resulting from uncertainty about … with minimum-savings rules (another widely-studied form of commitment), and how budgeting depends on the intensity of self …

-inconsistent fellows. Its magnitude depends on the degree of contractual flexibility and the likelihood of facing temptation. We derive the … of the induced balance between commitment and flexibility. …We study a dynamic model of monopolistic provision of commitment devices to sophisticated, Strotzian decision makers …

-specific budgets depends on the combination of a demand for commitment and the demand for flexibility resulting from uncertainty about … with minimum-savings rules (another widely-studied form of commitment), and how budgeting depends on the intensity of self …