Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7359427 | Journal of Economic Theory | 2016 | 30 Pages |
Abstract
We provide a preference framework for situations in which “intentions matter.” A behavioral type describes the individual's observable characteristics and the individual's personality. We define a canonical behavioral type space and provide a condition that identifies collections of behavioral types that are equivalent to components of the canonical type space. We also develop a reciprocity model within our framework and show how it enables us to distinguish between strategic (or instrumental) generosity and true generosity.
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Authors
Faruk Gul, Wolfgang Pesendorfer,