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Life as a Trust Game: a comment on The Option Value of Life

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According to Burri (2020), a major reason why suicide is often irrational lies in the option value of life. Remaining alive is valuable because this allows for a larger menu of options, and the possibility of committing suicide in the future adds further value to the act of remaining alive now. In this note, I represent life as a trust game played by two selves – the young self and the old self – and I argue that the possibility to commit suicide in the future can encourage committing suicide now, against what the theory of the option value of life predicts.

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  • Ponthiere, Gregory, 2022. "Life as a Trust Game: a comment on The Option Value of Life," Economics and Philosophy, Cambridge University Press, vol. 38(2), pages 300-308, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:ecnphi:v:38:y:2022:i:2:p:300-308_7
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