Weakness of Will and the Free-Rider Problem
- 1 October 1985
- journal article
- essays
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Economics and Philosophy
- Vol. 1 (2) , 231-265
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266267100002480
Abstract
The study of intrapersonal economic relations, oreconomics, is still at the programmatic stage. There is no generally accepted paradigm, or even as well-defined set of problems that constitute it as a subdiscipline within economics. Some questions are, however, emerging as foci of interest for a small but increasing number of writers, not just in economics, but also in psychology and philosophy. The writings of Thomas Schelling on self-management, of George Ainslie on self-control, and of Derik Parfit on personal identity testify to this convergence.Keywords
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