Dynamic inconsistency and self-control: A planner-doer interpretation

Roland Bénabou; Marek Pycia

doi:10.1016/S0165-1765(02)00158-1

Dynamic inconsistency and self-control: A planner-doer interpretation

Roland Bénabou, Marek Pycia

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Abstract

We show that Gul and Pesendorfer's [Econometrica 69 (2001) 1403] representation result for preferences with temptation and self-control can be reexpressed in terms of a costly intrapersonal conflict between a Planner and Doer, as in Thaler and Shefrin [J. Political Econ. 89 (1981) 392] and psychologists' standard view of self-control problems.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	419-424
Number of pages	6
Journal	Economics Letters
Volume	77
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0165-1765(02)00158-1
State	Published - Nov 1 2002
Externally published	Yes

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Finance
Economics and Econometrics

Keywords

Intertemporal choice
Self-control
Temptation
Time consistency

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