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The Case Against Self-Constraint

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    (CES - Centre d'économie de la Sorbonne - UP1 - Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, ERUDITE - Equipe de Recherche sur l’Utilisation des Données Individuelles en lien avec la Théorie Economique - UPEC UP12 - Université Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne - Paris 12 - Université Gustave Eiffel)

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  • Kevin Leportier, 2024. "The Case Against Self-Constraint," Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers) hal-04571505, HAL.
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    Freedom; Self-Control; Commitment; Paternalism; John Stuart Mill;
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