Market Design

I post market design related news and items about repugnant markets. See my Stanford profile. I have a forthcoming book : Moral Economics The subtitle is "From Prostitution to Organ Sales, What Controversial Transactions Reveal About How Markets Work."

Sunday, May 31, 2026

"In the long run, the public interest depends on private virtue." JQ Wilson

Here's a photo from the lobby of the American Enterprise Institute, which I visited as part of my recent book tour. It seems partic...

Saturday, May 30, 2026

Mary Childs, formerly of Planet Money, has a new podcast, called Mary in America (on which we talk about Moral Economics)

Mary Childs , formerly of Planet Money, has a new podcast, called Mary in America . I was the guest on her first interview: Organs, Sex W...

Friday, May 29, 2026

China is smoking

The NYT has the story: Xi Jinping Quit Smoking. China Still Cannot. China’s tobacco monopoly has become so financially vital to the govern...

Thursday, May 28, 2026

"How Moral Panic Creates Black Markets," interview by Nick Gillespie about Moral Economics

Nick Gillespie, from Reason Magazine, interviews me about " How Moral Panic Creates Black Markets " "Nobel Prize-winning eco...

Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Survey of economists, concerning Living-Donor Kidney Transplants

Romesh Vaitilingam writes to draw my attention to the recent survey of economists, concerning Living-Donor Kidney Transplants , conducted ...

Tuesday, May 26, 2026

The Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony Is Moving to Europe (after 35 years in the USA)

A sign of the times:( The Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony Is Moving to Europe (after 35 years in the USA) " Ig Nobel Prizes honor a...

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