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Russ Roberts
Richard Epstein on the Economics of Organ Donation
39 minutes Posted Jun 5, 2006 at 12:00 pm.
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Richard Epstein, law professor at the University of Chicago, and Russ Roberts 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.