A hundred thousand Americans are on a waiting list for a kidney from a deceased donor. But another option is the paired-organ exchange, which allows living kidney donors who are not a match with their intended recipient to network with others who are. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports.

The economic principle that powers this kidney donor market

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