Richard Epstein on the Economics of Organ Donations
Jun 5 2006

Russ Roberts and Richard Epstein, law professor at the University of Chicago, discuss the market for kidneys. Should people be allowed to buy and sell kidneys? How might a market for kidneys actually work in practice? Should mercenary motives be allowed to trump altruism? Epstein deals with these questions and more.

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Lauren
Aug 29 2006 at 7:16am

Here is a related discussion at Levitt and Dubner’s Freakonomics

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