A behavioral model of adaptation

Jose Apesteguia, Miguel Ballester and Tugce Cuhadaroglu

Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2023, vol. 207, issue C, 146-156

Abstract: Adaptation refers to the process of changing behavior in response to a variation in the environment. We propose a model of an adaptive individual that contemplates two forces: on the one hand the individual benefits from adopting the ideal response to the new environment, but on the other hand, behavioral change is costly. We lay down the axiomatic foundations of the model. We then study two applications. The first studies a situation where ideal behavior depends on the response of another adaptive individual. The second analyzes the case where the ideal response is influenced by the strategic interaction in a cheap talk-like game.

Keywords: Adaptation; Intertemporal behavior; Changing tastes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D01 D91 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2023.01.008

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