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Provedor de dados: 	31	
País: 	United States	
Título: 	”Thou shalt not covet ...”: Prohibitions, Temptation and Moral Values	
Autores: 	Cervellati,   Matteo; Vanin,   Paolo.	
Data: 	2010-06-11	
Ano: 	2010	
Palavras-chave: 	Prohibitions; Temptation; Self-Control; Moral Values; Crime; Labor and Human Capital; D03; K42; Z13.	
Resumo: 	We propose a theory studying temptation in presence of both externally and internally sanctioned prohibitions. Moral values that (internally) sanction prohibited actions and their desire may increase utility by reducing self-control costs, thereby serving as partial commitment devices. We apply the model to crime and study the conditions under which agents would optimally adhere to moral values of honesty. Incentives to be moral are non- monotonic in the crime premium. Larger external punishments increase temptation and demand for morality, so that external and internal sanctions are complements. The model helps rationalizing stylized facts that proved difficult to explain with available theories.	
Tipo: 	Working or Discussion Paper	
Idioma: 	Inglês	
Identificador: 	http://purl.umn.edu/90905	
Relação: 	Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM)&gt;Global Challenges Papers

GC

54.2010	
Formato: 	29