Canadaland

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.Further Reading:The Nobel Prize - Alvin E. RothCan economics save lives? -  Alvin E. RothRepugnance as a Constraint on Markets - Alvin E. RothA Conversation with Alvin Roth - The ConversationKidney Paired Donation Program - Canadian Blood ServicesHost: Gemma BoothroydCredits: Gemma Boothroyd (Reporter), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Chad Galloway (Audio Editing & Production), Tristan Capacchione (Senior Production Supervisor), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)Fact Checking by: Julian AbrahamAdditional Music by: Audio NetworkPhoto: Linda A. Cicero, Stanford UniversitySponsors: Shopify: Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial today at http