Who Gets A Vaccine? A Conversation With Alvin Roth

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Who Gets A Vaccine? A Conversation With Alvin Roth

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Dec 15, 2020

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Right now, demand for a coronavirus vaccine far outweighs supply. Leaders are trying to figure out who should get the vaccine first. Dr. Alvin Roth, a Nobel Prize winning economist who specializes in game theory, has some ideas. | Support The Indicator here.

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Dec 15, 2020

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Who Gets A Vaccine? A Conversation With Alvin Roth

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