Belief-Dependent Motivations and Psychological Game Theory

Pierpaolo Battigalli, Martin Dufwenberg

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Abstract

The mathematical framework of psychological game theory is useful for describing many forms of motivation where preferences depend directly on one’s own or others’ beliefs. It allows for incorporating, for example, emotions, reciprocity, image concerns, and self-esteem in economic analysis. We explain how and why, discussing basic theory, experiments, applied work, and methodology.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)833-882
Number of pages50
JournalJournal of Economic Literature
Volume60
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2022

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Economics and Econometrics

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