What’s in the Two Envelope Paradox?

Focuses on the nature of two envelope paradox. Possibility of probabilistic argument in favor of swapping envelopes; Consideration of pragmatic restrictions on the availability of currency; Specification of particular assumption.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Analysis Vol. 57; no. 1; pp. 34 - 42
Main Authors:	Scott, Alexander D., Scott, Michael
Format:	Article
Published:	Oxford University Press / USA Jan1997
Subjects:	Paradox Pragmatism Probability theory
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost

Description
Summary:	Focuses on the nature of two envelope paradox. Possibility of probabilistic argument in favor of swapping envelopes; Consideration of pragmatic restrictions on the availability of currency; Specification of particular assumption.