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Why is it forbidden to sell and buy organs? Why is the exchange of kidneys that leads to many successful transplants allowed in some countries such as the US, but not in others like Germany? Which markets or transactions we allow, affects the choices that people have, and how they may pursue their goals. Kidney exchange would seem needlessly complex if we instead allowed kidneys to be bought and sold; but this is illegal everywhere except in the Islamic Republic of Iran. There are many other transactions that are repugnant or forbidden, and this differs between countries. The lecture will investigate the nature of and reasons for repugnance with its implications for the design of markets.
Alvin E. Roth is the Craig and Susan McCaw Professor of Economics at Stanford University. His work focuses on game theory, experimental economics and market design. He received the 2012 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics.
This event is part of the WZB Distinguished Lectures in Social Sciences.
Information on participating / attending:
The WZB provides child care during the lecture. If you are interested, please respond by October 12, 2015, indicating the number of children and their age to: veranstaltungen@wzb.eu
Date:
10/22/2015 17:00 - 10/22/2015 19:00
Registration deadline:
10/21/2015
Event venue:
Reichpietschufer 50, Raum A 300
10785 Berlin
Berlin
Germany
Target group:
Journalists, Scientists and scholars
Email address:
Relevance:
transregional, national
Subject areas:
Law, Medicine, Philosophy / ethics, Social studies
Types of events:
Presentation / colloquium / lecture, Seminar / workshop / discussion
Entry:
08/20/2015
Sender/author:
Dr. Paul Stoop
Department:
Informations- und Kommunikationsreferat
Event is free:
yes
Language of the text:
English
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event51680
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