Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

Alvin E. Roth (on moral economics)

April 22, 2026·2h 15mconversationalcomedy
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Nobel Prize-winning economist Alvin E. Roth joins Dan Shepard and Lily Padman to discuss his new book *Moral Economics*, exploring controversial transactions like organ sales, surrogacy, and drug use through the lens of market design, repugnance, and tradeoffs.


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Alvin E. Roth

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Alvin E. RothLloyd ShapleyAlan TuringRobert Edwards

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Moral Economicsby Alvin E. RothWho Gets What and Why?by Alvin E. Roth

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American Express

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kidney exchange algorithm

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Economics

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