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Commitment device

A commitment device is a mechanism or arrangement that implements precommitment by deliberately restricting one’s own future options in order to make a commitment credible. In game theory, commitment devices are strategic moves that constrain an agent’s choices to influence an adversary or negotiating partner, as when a general burns bridges to make…

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Commitment device

Nodes26
Edges25
Triples63
Avg. degree1.92
Density0.076923
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related to Origins · 14
Commitment device → An Essay, Bargaining, Both, Conflict, In, Jon Elster, Odysseus, Robert Strotz, Schelling, Sirens, The, The Strategy, Thomas Schelling, Ulysses
related to From strategy to self-control · 11
Commitment device → After, By, Cold War, Frank’s, Habitual Behavior, National Academy, Passions Within Reason, Robert, Schelling, Sciences Committee, Substance Abuse
related to Concept and mechanisms · 5
Commitment device → In, Knowing, Odysseus, Sirens, The
related to Savings · 5
Commitment device → Field, Philippines, Programs, Save More Tomorrow, Twenty-eight
related to Health behavior · 4
Commitment device → Evidence, Philippines, Systematic, US Fortune
related to Types · 4
Commitment device → Commitment, Hard, One, The
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Commitment device → mechanism or arrangement that implements precommitment by deliberately restricting one’s own future options in order to make a commitment credible, specific implementation of precommitment, story of Odysseus and the Sirens
related to Effectiveness and challenges · 2
Commitment device → Most, The
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Commitment deviceis amechanism or arrangement that implements precommitment by deliberately restricting one’s own future options in order to make a commitment credible0.90text
Commitment deviceis aspecific implementation of precommitment0.90text
Commitment deviceis astory of Odysseus and the Sirens0.90text
exerciseinstance ofbut evidence for sustained effects on health behaviors0.80text
smoking cessation is more limitedinstance ofbut evidence for sustained effects on health behaviors0.80text
an adversary or negotiating partnerinstance ofwhere the device is directed at influencing another party0.80text
an employerinstance ofThe contract may be made with a third party0.80text
a bankinstance ofThe contract may be made with a third party0.80text
or an online platforminstance ofThe contract may be made with a third party0.80text
or structured as a deposit that the person forfeits if the goal is not met.Commitment contracts are the form of commitment device most frequently tested in field experimentsinstance ofThe contract may be made with a third party0.80text
Save More Tomorrowinstance ofPrograms0.80text
which use automatic enrollmentinstance ofPrograms0.80text

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