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A Representation Theorem for Guilt Aversion

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posted on 2016-06-14, 12:11 authored by Martin Kaae Jensen, Maria Kozlovskaya
Guilt aversion has been shown to play an important role in economic decision-making. In this paper, we take an axiomatic approach to guilt by deducing a utility representation from a list of easily interpretable assumptions on an agent's preferences. It turns out that our logarithmic representation can mitigate the problem of multiplicity of equilibria to which psychological games are prone. We apply the model in three well-known games and show that its predictions are consistent with experimental observations.

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Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2016, 125, pp. 148-161

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/Organisation/COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, ARTS AND HUMANITIES/Department of Economics

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  • AM (Accepted Manuscript)

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Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

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Elsevier

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0167-2681

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2016-02-11

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2016

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2019-03-05

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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167268116000238

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