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353 Alvin Roth on the Economics of Morally Contested Markets

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas by Sean Carroll

May 11, 202601:11:44Science & Medicine

Economic markets are efficient ways of deciding fair prices, at least in ideal circumstances of perfect competition, information, and choice. But there is more to life than fair prices. Two people might decide on a fair...

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353 Alvin Roth on the Economics of Morally Contested Markets is an episode from Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas by Sean Carroll. Economic markets are efficient ways of deciding fair prices, a...

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Published May 11, 2026, 01:11:44 long, audio available.