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1. www.bbc.com › news › magazine-20004050Al Roth: An economist who saves lives - BBC News

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   Oct 20, 2012 · Professor Al Roth from Stanford University in the United States recently won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his work matching kidney transplant donors.

2. www.bbc.com › news › business-50632630How an economist helped thousands get a new kidney - BBC

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   Roth, working with Tayfun Sönmez and Utku Unver, has revolutionised kidney donation around the world by using an economic theory to make kidneys more available.

3. www.nytimes.com › 2024/02/05 › opinionThe Economist Who Helped Patients Get New Kidneys

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   Feb 5, 2024 · The man in the yellow gown is Alvin Roth — a doctor of operations research, not medicine — and he is keeping his hands out of sight to make sure nobody tries to hand him anything (such as the...

4. journals.lww.com › clinorthop › FulltextA Conversation with … Alvin E. Roth PhD, Economist, Game ...

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   Whether you love the Match or hate it (and does anyone really love it?), there is no question Dr. Roth’s foundational discoveries have made life better for physicians. But his approaches to market design have transformed the world far beyond medical education.

5. medicalxpress.com › news › 2024-02-economicsHow applied economics maximizes kidney transplants

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   Feb 27, 2024 · According to Dr. Roth, rules around using deceased donor kidneys are quite strict—those kidneys are not currently available to initiate a NEAD chain.

6. theconversation.com › how-economics-can-help-saveHow economics can help save lives: a conversation with Alvin ...

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   Sep 24, 2019 · The work of American economist Alvin Roth is a direct response to those who believe that economics is more about mathematics than the real world. A professor at Stanford, he built his reputation...

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   What does Roth do?

   • Charismatic and energetic, Roth acts as aphysician examining a patient, prescribing medicine and following up with recommendations. The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, 2012 Prize-winning work: Theory of stable allocations and the practice of market design Are kidney donations and school choices even markets?

   Alvin Roth & the Kidney Exchange Program | UBS Nobel Perspectives

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   Who is Alvin Roth?

   • An economist, a kidney surgeon and a school administrator walk into a room together. No, this is not a joke. It’s a snapshot from the Nobel ceremony in Stockholm in 2012. And these people are some of the guests of Alvin Roth, thefounding father of market design. A strange mix? Possibly.

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   Why did John Roth come to economics?

   • The Nobel Laureate came to economics becausehe was driven by a desire to answer the questions that interested him. Roth became interested in game theory in graduate school at Stanford University, where he studied operations research under the supervision of Bob Wilson.

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   How did Roth solve the doctor-couple problem?

   • He and Elliott Peranson, the owner of a Toronto-based matching service, solved the doctor-couple problem in an approximate way using computation and experimentation rather than pure theory. Roth said he found that deeply satisfying. What is it like to straddle the worlds of academia and practice?

   Opinion | The Economist Who Helped Patients Get New Kidneys

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   Why is Alvin Roth in Germany?

   • Alvin Roth is there in part because Germany is one of the only major industrialised countries where kidney exchange is not lawful.

   How an economist helped thousands get a new kidney - BBC

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   What impact did Roth's idea have on the world economy?

   • When I ask about the impact his market has had, he gives one example, saying that about a thousand kidneys are found for people in the United States every year. The impact of his idea has resulted in Prof Roth being awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics. German exchange change?

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8. www.ubs.com › microsites › nobel-perspectivesAlvin Roth & the Kidney Exchange Program | UBS Nobel Perspectives

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   UBS talk to Alvin Roth, Nobel economist who developed the "Kidney Exchange" program to match donors and patients. Learn more about how economics is saving lives.