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Self-management: Self-management involves an individual's ability to regulate and control their own behaviors, emotions, and actions independently. See also Individuals, Person, Subject, Behavior, Actions, Decisions.
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Richard Thaler on Self-Management - Dictionary of Arguments

Mause I 173
Self-Management/Thaler: e.g. cases treated by Musgrave as "weakness of will" (see Paternalism/Musgrave) - e.g. motorcycling without helmet, sexual intercourse without condom, etc. are now covered by the economic standard theory under the heading self-management.
Solution: one person may have several, possibly conflicting preferences. (1)


1. Thaler, Richard H., und Hersh M. Shefrin, An economic theory of self-control. Journal of Political Economy 89, (2), 1981. S. 392– 406.


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The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition.

EconThaler I
Richard Thaler
Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics New York 2016

Mause I
Karsten Mause
Christian Müller
Klaus Schubert,
Politik und Wirtschaft: Ein integratives Kompendium Wiesbaden 2018


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