Nonlinear pricing with self-control preferences

Journal of Economic Theory

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 306-338

  Esteban, Susanna ^a,b   Miyagawa, Eiichi ^c   Shum, Matthew ^d  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Commitment; Nonlinear pricing; Price discrimination; Self control; Temptation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250630158     PISSN: 00220531     EISSN: 10957235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jet.2006.04.007     Document Type: Article

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