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Nobel Laureate Alvin Roth discusses how incentives and systems shape human behavior and decision-making.

What if the choices you make every day aren’t entirely your own?In this episode of Passion Struck, I sit down with Nobel Prize-winning economist Alvin Roth to explore how incentives, systems, and hidden structures shape human behavior—often in ways we don’t even realize.Drawing from his new book, Moral Economics: Why Good Incentives Are No Substitute for Good Citizens , Roth reveals a powerful truth: markets aren’t just about money—they are systems that decide who gets what, who gets access, and what society considers acceptable.We explore why banning certain behaviors often pushes them underground, how so-called “repugnant transactions” reveal our moral boundaries, and why understanding incentives is essential if you want to make better decisions—in your life, your work, and the systems you operate within.This conversation challenges how you think about choice, control, and responsibility—and offers a new lens for understanding the forces shaping your decisions every day.Passion Struck is the #1 alternative health and personal growth podcast dedicated to human flourishing and the science of mattering.Check the full show notes here…

People in this episode

Host: John R. Miles

Guest: Alvin Roth

Topics covered

• incentives
• human behavior
• decision making
• economics
• moral boundaries
• market systems

Keywords

• incentives
• human behavior
• decision making
• economics
• moral economics
• Alvin Roth
• Passion Struck

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Passion Struck Network

Books & works: Moral Economics: Why Good Incentives Are No Substitute for Good Citizens

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