A Geometric Approach to Temptation and Self-Control - Theoretical Economics Letters

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Theoretical Economics Letters

Volume 6, Issue 3 (June 2016)

ISSN Print: 2162-2078 ISSN Online: 2162-2086

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A Geometric Approach to Temptation and Self-Control ()

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DOI: 10.4236/tel.2016.63060 2,056 Downloads 3,136 Views Citations

Author(s)

Koji Abe

Affiliation(s)

Graduate School of Business Administration, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan.

ABSTRACT

By making use of a geometry of preferences, Abe (2012) proves the Gul and Pesendorfer’s utility representation theorem about temptation without self-control. This companion paper provides a similar proof for the Gul and Pesendorfer's utility representation theorem about temptation and costly self-control. As a result, the both theorems are proved in the unified way.

KEYWORDS

Temptation, Self-Control, Utility Representation, Geometric Approach

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Abe, K. (2016) A Geometric Approach to Temptation and Self-Control. Theoretical Economics Letters, 6, 539-548. doi: 10.4236/tel.2016.63060.

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