Simply Avoid Being Enveloped by Paradox
Publication Type
Working Paper
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
10-2005
Abstract
You are told that you may choose one of two envelopes, each containing a sum of money. Since you are a maximally rational risk-neutral economic agent you do so. But before you open it, you are told that one envelope contains twice the amount in the other and offered the chance to switch envelopes.
Discipline
Philosophy
Research Areas
Humanities
First Page
1
Last Page
3
Publisher
SMU Social Sciences and Humanities Working Paper Series, 5-2005
City or Country
Singapore
Citation
WILLIAMS, John N., "Simply Avoid Being Enveloped by Paradox" (2005). Research Collection School of Social Sciences. Paper 69.
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/69
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/69
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