Controversial markets in Canada

 I talk with Gemma Boothroyd, about Moral Economics and controversial markets in Canada, including medical aid in dying, about which she has a story of her own.

 CANADALAND #1414 Repugnant Markets: Where Blood is Sold and Kidneys Swapped
“Sometimes the transplants weren't done in a sterile environment. They weren't done in a hospital. They were done in an apartment somewhere. There are some very bad black markets.” - Nobel Laureate economist Alvin Roth 

 Gemma Boothroyd Reporter

"They’re shamed, banned, or driven underground but “repugnant markets” have a way of surviving. Organ sales, MAID, even blood sales fall into the category. Nobel Prize-winning economist Alvin Roth comes to Canadaland to discuss his latest book, Moral Economics: From Prostitution to Organ Sales, What Controversial Transactions Reveal about How Markets Work.

 You can listen here. (but you have to listen to some ads too:(

Further Reading:

• The Nobel Prize – Alvin E. Roth
• Can economics save lives? –  Alvin E. Roth
• Repugnance as a Constraint on Markets – Alvin E. Roth
• A Conversation with Alvin Roth – The Conversation
• Kidney Paired Donation Program – Canadian Blood Services

 

Host: Gemma Boothroyd