TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Life as a Trust Game: a comment on The Option Value of Life
JO  - Economics and philosophy
A1  - Ponthiere, G.
SP  - 300
EP  - 308
VL  - 38
IS  - 2
N2  - 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. ©<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0266-2671
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0266267121000055
ID  - ref1
ER  -