The dynamic evolution of preferences

Aviad Heifetz, Chris Shannon, Yossi Spiegel

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Abstract

This paper develops a general methodology for characterizing the dynamic evolution of preferences in a wide class of strategic interactions. We give simple conditions characterizing the limiting distribution of preferences in general games, and apply our results to study the evolutionary emergence of overconfidence and interdependent preferences. We also show that this methodology can be adapted to cases where preferences are only imperfectly observed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)251-286
Number of pages36
JournalEconomic Theory
Volume32
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2007

Keywords

  • Evolution of preferences
  • Evolutionary stability
  • Interdependent preferences
  • Overconfidence

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'The dynamic evolution of preferences'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this