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Journal of Economic Perspectives

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Puzzles: The Other Person's Envelope Is Always Greener

  • Barry Nalebuff
Journal of Economic Perspectives
vol. 3, no. 1, Winter 1989
(pp. 171–181)
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Abstract

The Puzzles feature in this issue is devoted to answering a puzzle that appeared in the Spring 1988 issue: "The Other Person's Envelope is Always Greener." The response to this puzzle was overwhelming. Below, I recap the problem and then discuss the myriad of proposed solutions.

Citation

Nalebuff, Barry. 1989. "Puzzles: The Other Person's Envelope Is Always Greener." Journal of Economic Perspectives 3 (1): 171–181. DOI: 10.1257/jep.3.1.171

JEL Classification

  • 026 Game Theory and Bargaining Theory