2015
Wednesday Wed
MEDICAL MATCHES: A Market Design Perspective
What Match Day, kidney donors, and economic theory have in common.
Over 100 alumni and students joined the Stanford University Medical Center Alumni Association for an evening with Nobel Prize Winner Alvin Roth, MS ’73, PhD ’74, as he explained how he uses economic theory and marketplace algorithms to systemize courtship in real world settings. From redesigning the National Residency Matching Program to helping surgeons maximize transplant exchange programs, he shared how the economics of transactions help us find new ways of connecting.
Featured Speaker
Alvin Roth, MS ’73, PhD ’74
Alvin Roth is the Craig and Susan McCaw professor of economics at Stanford University and the Gund professor of economics and business administration emeritus at Harvard University. Roth has made significant contributions to the fields of game theory, market design and experimental economics, and is known for his emphasis on applying economic theory to solutions for "real-world" problems. In 2012, he won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences jointly with Lloyd Shapley for the theory of stable allocations and the practice of market design.
Location
Li Ka Shing Center for Learning & Knowledge
Paul and Mildred Berg Hall, Second Floor
291 Campus Drive
Stanford, CA 94305
Li Ka Shing Center for Learning and Knowledge
291 Campus DrStanford, CA 94305