Comments on: Yale Medical Professor Proposes that Kidney Sales be Legalized http://cafehayek.com/2006/02/yale_medical_pr.html where orders emerge Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:06:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: lab coats http://cafehayek.com/2006/02/yale_medical_pr.html/comment-page-1#comment-178057 lab coats Mon, 24 Aug 2009 06:20:00 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=4503#comment-178057 there are numerous benefits in legalize the sale of kidney. there are numerous benefits in legalize the sale of kidney.

]]> By: Jesrad http://cafehayek.com/2006/02/yale_medical_pr.html/comment-page-1#comment-2089 Jesrad Mon, 28 Aug 2006 06:49:07 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=4503#comment-2089 <p>> I'm not suggesting that more of the 'less<br /> > desirable' kids would be put for adoption, but rather that the kids who might fall into<br /> > that category (but who are eagerly adopted<br /> > now under conditions of scarcity) might go begging if the supply expanded and<br /> > prospective parents could shop for whatever<br /> > 'pure breed' of baby they desired.</p> <p>I have to disagree with Slocum on this. Comparing the "perceived value" of respective babies isn't the correct methodology for predicting the redistributive effects of the measure.</p> <p>The only meaningful redistributive effect is that babies are, under this system, actualising a higher value, in every individual case of exchange.</p> <p>What I mean is that every baby sold in this manner ends up being valued _more_ than it would have otherwise, and not that some babies will lose value and some will gain value. The latter reasoning is fallacious, and thinking that maintaining scarcity by keeping the "official" value of babies at exactly ZERO will somehow make babies valued higher, is utterly absurd.</p> > I'm not suggesting that more of the 'less
> desirable' kids would be put for adoption, but rather that the kids who might fall into
> that category (but who are eagerly adopted
> now under conditions of scarcity) might go begging if the supply expanded and
> prospective parents could shop for whatever
> 'pure breed' of baby they desired.

I have to disagree with Slocum on this. Comparing the "perceived value" of respective babies isn't the correct methodology for predicting the redistributive effects of the measure.

The only meaningful redistributive effect is that babies are, under this system, actualising a higher value, in every individual case of exchange.

What I mean is that every baby sold in this manner ends up being valued _more_ than it would have otherwise, and not that some babies will lose value and some will gain value. The latter reasoning is fallacious, and thinking that maintaining scarcity by keeping the "official" value of babies at exactly ZERO will somehow make babies valued higher, is utterly absurd.

]]> By: Tim M. http://cafehayek.com/2006/02/yale_medical_pr.html/comment-page-1#comment-2088 Tim M. Sun, 05 Mar 2006 22:16:29 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=4503#comment-2088 <p>There's a good article in The Economist on the economics of the baby business. It discusses a book very related to Don's article. See it here:</p> <p>http://www.economist.com/business/displaystory.cfm?story_id=5536142</p> <p>(The fertility business<br /> Cupidity<br /> Feb 16th 2006)<br /> </p> There's a good article in The Economist on the economics of the baby business. It discusses a book very related to Don's article. See it here:

http://www.economist.com/business/displaystory.cfm?story_id=5536142

(The fertility business
Cupidity
Feb 16th 2006)

]]> By: asg http://cafehayek.com/2006/02/yale_medical_pr.html/comment-page-1#comment-2087 asg Tue, 21 Feb 2006 14:45:23 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=4503#comment-2087 <p>Parents are already allowed to give away their childrens' kidneys (ever hear of "savior siblings"?).</p> Parents are already allowed to give away their childrens' kidneys (ever hear of "savior siblings"?).

]]> By: Matt http://cafehayek.com/2006/02/yale_medical_pr.html/comment-page-1#comment-2086 Matt Tue, 21 Feb 2006 13:35:34 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=4503#comment-2086 <p>Could a parent then sell his/her child's kidney?</p> Could a parent then sell his/her child's kidney?

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