Naiveté and sophistication in dynamic inconsistency

Zsombor Z. Méder, János Flesch and Ronald Peeters

Mathematical Social Sciences, 2017, vol. 87, issue C, 40-54

Abstract: This paper introduces a general framework for dealing with dynamic inconsistency in the context of Markov decision problems. It decouples and examines concepts that are often entwined in the literature. It distinguishes between the decision maker and her various temporal selves, and between the beliefs and intentions of the selves. The creation of a unified formalism to deal with dynamic inconsistency allows for the introduction of a hybrid decision maker, who is naive sometimes, sophisticated at others. Such a hybrid decision maker can be used to model situations where type determination is endogenous. Interestingly, the analysis of hybrid types indicates that self-deception can be optimal.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.mathsocsci.2017.02.002

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