Identity, morals, and taboos: beliefs as assets.

By Roland Bénabou, Jean Tirole. Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2011

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Like ripples on a pond: behavioral spillovers and their implications for research and policy (2015, methodology): “This also reflects the idea of ‘multidimentional identity’ in Bénabou and Tirole (2011), where people tradeoff between different dimensions of identity ‘linked by uncertainty over their relative value’ (p.815).”
The Economics of Motivated Beliefs (2015, background): “17 current preferences and beliefs, the welfare implications of such behaviors can be very negative –a loss of (ex-ante) intertemporal utility (Bénabou and Tirole 2011).”
Paying to Be Nice: Consistency and Costly Prosocial Behavior (2011, neutral): “Published online in Articles in Advance November 4, 2011.”
Who Wears the Pants? Gender Identity Norms and Intrahousehold Financial Decision‐Making (2017, positive): “Based on a general model of identity management, Bénabou and Tirole (2011) develop a theory of moral behavior that offers a unified account of empirical puzzles including unstable altruism, coexistence of social and antisocial punishments, and taboo tradeoffs.”
Why Do We Lie? A Practical Guide To The Dishonesty Literature (2018, background): “Certain life events and choices shape how we think of ourselves as individuals (Bénabou and Tirole, 2011).”