EAT BUGS: Monetary incentives distort our perceptions of what's good for us
by Cory Doctorow from on (#W91J)
There are lots of transactions that we're either prohibited from making (selling kidneys), or that are strictly regulated by statute (parental surrogacy). Naturally, these rules are hotly debated, especially among economists, who generally assume that markets of informed buyers and sellers produce outcomes that make everyone better off. (more")