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Voting under temptation
Bishnu, Monisankar; Wang, Min - In: Economics Letters 118 (2013) 3, pp. 419-423
not be strong enough to reverse the politico-economic force for a positive redistributive taxation under temptation and …
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Non-Bayesian Updating : A Theoretical Framework
Epstein, Larry G.; Sandroni, Alvaro - University of Rochester - Center for Economic Research … - 2003
This paper models an agent in an infinite horizon setting who does not update according to Bayes' Rule, and who is self-aware and anticipates her updating behavior when formulating plans. Choice-theoretic axiomatic foundations are provided. Then the model is specialized axiomatically to capture...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005808122
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Cognitive Dissonance and Choice
Epstein, Larry; Kopylov, Igor - University of Rochester - Center for Economic Research … - 2006
People like to feel good about past decisions. This paper models self- justification of past decisions. The model is axiomatic: axioms are defined on preference over ex ante actions (modeled formally by menus) The representation of preference admits the interpretation that the agent adjusts...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005808166
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The Effects of Temptation on the Optimal Provision of Education
Lee, Soohyung - Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research … - 2005
there is a loss from taxation, government intervention is needed only if the level of temptation is sufficiently high. For … high levels of temptation, free compulsory education or vouchers are optimal, whereas price subsidies may be optimal for … intermediate levels of temptation. …
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Re-Evaluating the Role of Energy Efficiency Standards: A Time-Consistent Behavioral Economics Approach
Tsvetanov, Tsvetan G.; Segerson, Kathleen - Department of Economics, University of Connecticut - 2011
-consistent behavioral model. We adapt the model of temptation and self-control of Gul and Pesendorfer (2001, 2004) to the context of the … purchase of energy-using durable goods. Our results suggest that (i) temptation or self-control might be a contributing factor … consumer choice that stem from temptation, and (iii) in the presence of temptation, a policy that combines standards with a …
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Naïve and capricious: Stumbling into the ring of self-control conflict
Myrseth, Kristian Ove R.; Wollbrant, Conny - European School of Management and Technology (ESMT) - 2011
temptation, and so mistakenly forego pre-commitment. Our analysis reveals conditions under which higher willpower – and lower …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009274820
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Naïve and Capricious: Stumbling into the ring of self-control conflict
Myrseth, Kristian Ove R.; Wollbrant, Conny - Nationalekonomiska institutionen, Handelshögskolan - 2011
temptation, and so mistakenly forego pre-commitment. Our analysis reveals conditions under which higher willpower—and lower …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009283234
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Moral firmness
Shalvi, Shaul; Leiser, David - In: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 93 (2013) C, pp. 400-407
Firm moral judgment deems dishonest acts as categorically wrong, and considers any self-serving justification for them as further dishonesty. People, however, commonly use self-serving justifications in order to feel honest even as they behave dishonestly, indicating reduced moral firmness. We...
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Tangible temptation in the social dilemma: Cash, cooperation, and self-control
Myrseth, Kristian Ove R.; Riener, Gerhard; Wollbrant, Conny - European School of Management and Technology (ESMT) - 2013
better judgment to cooperate. Examining the argument from the perspective of temptation, we pair the public good game with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010661186
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Tangible Temptation in the Social Dilemma: Cash, cooperation, and self-control
Myrseth, Kristian Ove R.; Riener, Gerhard; Wollbrant, Conny - Nationalekonomiska institutionen, Handelshögskolan - 2013
better judgment to cooperate. Examining the argument from the perspective of temptation, we pair the public good game with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010665196