The Economics of Organ Donation
- Author
- EconTalk: Russ Roberts and Richard Epstein
- Published
- Mon 05 Jun 2006
- Episode Link
- http://www.econlib.org/library/Downloads/Kidneys.mp3
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.
