Discussion of “BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS” “Behavioral Economics ” (Collin Camerer) and “Incentives and Self-control ” (Matthew Rabin) To appear in Advances in Economics and Econometrics Theory and Applications, Ninth World Congress
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I would like to thank Rani Spiegler for the many discussions we had on Behavioral Economics during the last few years. I could not imagine writing this essay without the benefit of his comments, insights, ideas and criticism.
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