Alvin Roth: Moral Economics, from Prostitution to Kidney Transplant Markets

Podcast: The Origins Podcast with Lawrence Krauss · Lawrence M. Krauss

Opublikowano: 2026-05-12

Alvin Roth is a Nobel Prizewinning Economist whose work on designing markets has had real world impacts that may have saved thousands of lives around the world, while arousing strong emotions both for and against the programs he has helped put in place. Clearly not one to shy away from controversy, he represents the best of what The Origins Project is trying to promote: applying science and reason to public policy. In short, connecting science and culture! Roth’s new book, which is fantastic, and comes out the same day this podcast is released deals with issues th...