For Sale, By Owner
For Sale, By Owner
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You own your body. So should you be able to sell parts of it? This week, we explore the concept of “repugnant transactions” with the man who coined the term, Nobel Prize- winning economist Al Roth. He says repugnant transactions can range from selling organs to poorly-planned gift exchanges — and what’s repugnant in one place and time is often not repugnant in another.