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Rationing Transplants: An Ethical Problem

Rationing Transplants: An Ethical Problem

This is a lesson plan by the National Council on Economics Education. Using liver transplants as an example, students study alternative methods for rationing organ transplants and evaluate how each method influences the relative scarcity of the resource. Economics concepts that are covered include: Scarcity, Rationing, Incentives, and Trade restrictions.... Show More
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Material Type:
Simulation
Date Added to MERLOT:
May 9, 2000
Date Modified in MERLOT:
November 17, 2015
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Cathy Swift
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College General Ed
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English
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