Preferences and Social Influence
研究了决策者之间的互动如何影响其偏好,将个体偏好分为核心偏好和行为偏好,并通过社会影响函数连接两者,分析不同函数性质对均衡行为的影响。
Interaction between decision makers may affect their preferences. We consider a setup in which each individual is characterized by two sets of preferences: his unchanged core preferences and his behavioral preferences. Each individual has a social influence function that determines his behavioral preferences given his core preferences and the behavioral preferences of other individuals in his group. Decisions are made according to behavioral preferences. The paper considers different properties of these social influence functions and their effect on equilibrium behavior.