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Tina Rosenberg on the Kidney Market in Iran
Episode 491

Tina Rosenberg on the Kidney Market in Iran

There is only one country in the world where a person can sell a kidney to another citizen who buys it. That country is Iran. Tina Rosenberg of The New York Times talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the Iranian kidney market--how it works, its strengths and weaknesses, and whether its lessons apply to the United States or elsewhere.

EconTalk · EconTalk: Russ Roberts

September 21, 20151h 1m

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There is only one country in the world where a person can sell a kidney to another citizen who buys it. That country is Iran. Tina Rosenberg of The New York Times talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the Iranian kidney market--how it works, its strengths and weaknesses, and whether its lessons apply to the United States or elsewhere.

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economicshealth carekidney transplantstina rosenbergorgan donations