Re: privatize parking spaces - market failure?

2002-02-17 Thread Gustavo Lacerda
On Friday 15 February 2002 23:55, you wrote: --- Gustavo Lacerda (mediaone) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What if cities decided to privatize on-street parking spaces? I imagine that this could be a market failure in mixed residential-commercial neighbourhoods. The reasoning is that most cars

Re: privatize parking spaces - market failure?

2002-02-17 Thread fabio guillermo rojas
I understand that some toll roads charge more during rush hour. It's not as sensitive a mechanism as Fred suggested, but it's not bad. Fabio I was looking for, but such a system would be hard to implement. Can you think of an existing analogous system in a similar market? Would there be a

Re: Organ donation

2002-02-17 Thread Mark Steckbeck
Mark, I assume you mean that individuals who sell their organs in good health will then change their behavior to harm the organs. First, I don't think this would happen. As an idividual you still bear the costs of damaging your organs. Also, this can be solved with yearly checkups

Re: Organ donation

2002-02-17 Thread Alex Tabarrok
Every major religion supports organ donation. Alex

Sossena Tassew/Person/World Bank is out of the office.

2002-02-17 Thread Stassew
I will be out of the office starting 02/15/2002 and will not return until 02/19/2002. I will respond to your message when I return. For any ENCORR related matters please contact Penny (X80594)