Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/25582 
Year of Publication: 
2007
Series/Report no.: 
Jena Economic Research Papers No. 2007,007
Publisher: 
Friedrich Schiller University Jena and Max Planck Institute of Economics, Jena
Abstract: 
This paper aims to analize the role of personal identity in decision making. To this end, it starts by reviewing critically the growing literature on economics and identity. Considering the ambiguities that the concept of social identity poses, our proposal focuses on the concept of personal identity. A formal model to study how personal identity enters in individuals’ utility function when facing a Dictator Game decision is then presented. Finally, thisidentity-based utility function is studied experimentally. The experiment allow us to study the main parameters of the model, suggesting that we should move with caution when attributing identities to individuals.
Subjects: 
personal identity
dictator game
game theory
experiments
JEL: 
A13
C72
C91
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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