In many discussions, “effective pre-commitment” is more simply described as “commitment”. Once you’re talking about pre- something, you’re already in the realm of theory and edge cases.
There _is_ a fair bit of discussion about pre-commitment as signaling/negotiation theory rather than as decision theory. In this case, it’s the appearance of the commitment, not the commitment itself that matters.
In many discussions, “effective pre-commitment” is more simply described as “commitment”. Once you’re talking about pre- something, you’re already in the realm of theory and edge cases.
There _is_ a fair bit of discussion about pre-commitment as signaling/negotiation theory rather than as decision theory. In this case, it’s the appearance of the commitment, not the commitment itself that matters.