The theory of the individual in economics

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Religious Identity and Consumption (2004, background): “For example, Davis (2003) considers the philosophical foundations and implications of personal identity in economic conceptions, while Akerlof and Kranton (2000, 2002) incorporate the psychology and sociology of identity into economic models of behavior.”
Akerlof and Kranton on identity in economics: inverting the analysis (2007, background): “Given that utility function analysis apparently lacks a means of addressing the multiple selves/multiple utility function problem (Davis, 2003, pp. 63ff.), that Akerlof and Kranton recognise that individuals have multiple social identities casts doubt on whether any account of individual identity…”