Money Talks: The Economics of Repugnant Transactions
JUL 7, 202652 MIN
Money Talks: The Economics of Repugnant Transactions
JUL 7, 202652 MIN
Description
<p>In this Money Talks: Felix Salmon is joined by Nobel Prize winning-economist <a href="https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=6594" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Alvin Roth</a> to discuss his new book, <a href="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/alvin-e-roth/moral-economics/9781668658161/?lens=publicaffairs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Moral Economics</em></a>, which uses controversial topics—like prostitution and organ sales—to explore how morality shapes a market … and how we can apply economics lessons to big ethical issues.</p><br><p>Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Slate Money show page on<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/slate-money/id876523888" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Apple Podcasts</a> and<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2AgxNbNcUOckZSww9mk8mX" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Spotify</a>. Or, visit<a href="https://slate.com/podcast-plus?utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=plus_pod&utm_content=Money&utm_source=episode_summary" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> slate.com/moneyplus</a> to get access wherever you listen. </p><br><p> </p><p>Podcast production by Jessamine Molli.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><br><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>