Perfectionism and Choice∗
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چکیده
Perfectionism can be mentally costly for people who deviate from selfimposed norms of behavior. I model perfectionism in Gul and Pesendorfer’s (2001) framework where agents can be tempted by immediate consumption. Besides normative and temptation utilities, my model identifies a mental cost of perfectionism that is proportional to the difference between the decision maker’s actual choices and her normative ideals. The coefficient in this proportion is uniquely derived from preference. My model accommodates the persistent desire ‘to pay not to go to the gym’ that has been observed empirically by DellaVigna and Malmendier (2006).
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