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Al Roth

  • Organs

    Kidney allocation changes expected by end of 2014

    Cross-posted from Al Roth‘s Market Design blog   The board approved substantial amendments to OPTN policy for deceased donor kidney allocation. Implementation of the policy is expected to occur at the end of 2014.   Features of…

    Kidney allocation changes expected by end of 2014

  • Bioethics

    Incentives for Blood Donation

    Al Roth has an interesting post up today at his Market Design blog referencing some data on the crowding out effect, i.e., the idea that if you pay people for something that they are currently…

    Incentives for Blood Donation

  • Bioethics

    Commentary from OPTN/UNOS Kidney Transplantation Committee Chair, John Friedewald

    Related to Nikola’s post below on the proposed revisions to the deceased donor kidney allocation policy, Al Roth has posted some interesting commentary from OPTN/UNOS Kidney Transplantation Committee Chair John Friedewald (in response to a query…

    Commentary from OPTN/UNOS Kidney Transplantation Committee Chair, John Friedewald

  • Bioethics

    Al Roth on Paying for Leftover Human Tissue Used in Research

    Al Roth has linked to an ongoing debate as to whether paying for leftover human tissue used in research should be repugnant, forbidden, allowed, or mandated. Check it out here.  Which side do you fall…

    Al Roth on Paying for Leftover Human Tissue Used in Research

  • International

    Al Roth on the Circumcision Debate

    [posted on behalf of Al Roth] Al will be cross-posting here from his Market Design blog, and he’s let us know that he plans to follow-up soon on the circumcision debate around the world.  For…

    Al Roth on the Circumcision Debate