{"product_id":"moral-economics-from-prostitution-to-organ-sales-what-controversial-transactions-reveal-about-how-markets-work","title":"Moral Economics: From Prostitution to Organ Sales, What Controversial Transactions Reveal about How Markets Work","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"A surprisingly large part of economics is about things money can't buy, for many good and bad and complicated reasons. This wonderful book by the leading scholar in that area of economics is something else that just money could never buy. It's a labor of love, a testament from a lifetime of thought and research.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo, Nobel laureates and authors of Poor Economics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Roth delivers some eye-opening hard-truths to those who might think moral intuition ought to underpin all regulation and law... This is an entertaining and mind-opening read from start to finish.\"\u003c\/p\u003e-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"It is a fascinating and very different economics book.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Times (UK)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAlvin E. Roth\u003c\/b\u003e is the Craig and Susan McCaw Professor of Economics at Stanford University and the George Gund Professor of Economics and Business Administration Emeritus at Harvard University. A pioneering expert in the field of market design, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2012. A member of the National Academy of Sciences and past president of the American Economic Association, he lives in Stanford, California.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The picture that emerges from the book is of a deeply moral person, who believes in bodily autonomy, in not subordinating individual lives to a collective and in not accepting unnecessary deaths to spare some people from feeling squeamish.\"\u003c\/p\u003e-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"From the right to sell a kidney to the cost of a surrogate birth, our sense of 'right and wrong' shapes the economy more than we realize. Nobel laureate Alvin Roth--the world's leading 'philosopher-economist'--unpacks the hidden moral codes that govern our most intimate transactions. This is a clear-eyed guide to understanding where the market ends, where morality begins, and how we can design a world that honors both.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Milgrom and Robert Wilson, Nobel laureates, Stanford University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"With clarity and compassion, Al Roth explores the transactions society cannot escape--surrogacy, the purchase of body parts, the sale of sex, and a host of 'repugnant' relationships. What should be regulated? What should be banned? What are the limits of using price in the marketplace? Be prepared to think in new ways and gain from the insights of a great market designer.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eClaudia Goldin, Nobel laureate and author of Career and Family\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Bringing balanced, evidence-based analyses to emotionally fraught debates, Roth reveals the power of markets to inspire solutions. This is trailblazing.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Alvin Roth received the Nobel Prize for work in economics that has saved thousands of lives. In \n\u003ci\u003eMoral Economics\u003c\/i\u003e, Roth applies his open-minded, evidence-based thinking to controversial issues at the intersection of markets and morals, where his way of thinking could save even more lives.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Singer, author of Ethics in the Real World\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The book covers fundamental yet controversial topics and addresses them with depth, intellectual acumen, and an engaging style. It is an important read.\"\u003c\/p\u003e-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eScience Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Nobel Prize-⁠winning economist shows us why we have to deal in trade-offs when we can't agree on what's right and what's wrong.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Some of the most intractable controversies in our divided society are, at bottom, about what actions and transactions should be banned. Should women and couples be able to purchase contraception, access in vitro fertilization, and end pregnancy by obtaining an abortion? Should people be able to buy marijuana? What about fentanyl? Can someone be paid to donate blood plasma, or a kidney? \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Disagreements are fierce because arguments on both sides are often made in uncompromising moral or religious terms. But in \n\u003ci\u003eMoral Economics\u003c\/i\u003e, Nobel Prize-winning economist Alvin E. Roth asserts that we can make progress on these and other difficult topics if we view them as markets--tools to help decide who gets what--and understand how those markets can be fine-tuned to be more functional. Markets don't have to allow everything or ban everything. Prudent market design can find a balance between preserving people's rights to pursue their own interests and protecting the most vulnerable from harm. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Combining Roth's unparalleled expertise as market design pioneer with his incisive, witty accounts of complicated issues, \n\u003ci\u003eMoral Economics\u003c\/i\u003e offers a powerful and innovative new framework for resolving today's hardest controversies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/23\/2026 (EAN 9781541702011, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Basic Venture","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496120779030,"sku":"9781541702011","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9781541702011.jpg?v=1783053490","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/moral-economics-from-prostitution-to-organ-sales-what-controversial-transactions-reveal-about-how-markets-work","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}