<p>What do   primogeniture, seats in churches and classrooms, the alphabet, gender, chance, merit, personal height, and first-come/first-served     have in common?  The answer, according to Morton Marcus in this unique lecture, is each is used to allocate authority, position, and scarce resources.  </p>

What do primogeniture, seats in churches and classrooms, the alphabet, gender, chance, merit, personal height, and first-come/first-served have in common? The answer, according to Morton Marcus in this unique lecture, is each is used to allocate authority, position, and scarce resources.

<p>What do&nbsp; &nbsp;primogeniture, seats in churches and classrooms, the alphabet, gender, chance, merit, personal height, and first-come/first-served&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;have in common?&nbsp; The answer, according to Morton Marcus in this unique lecture, is each is used to allocate authority, position, and scarce resources.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

Who Gets What    [Allocation of Scarce Resources]

Distribution of goodies in our society is determined by families, firms, and governments. Attempts to change how rewards and punishments, benefits and costs, are spread through the population cause conflict. The hosts are an economist, Morton Marcus, and a financial advisor, John Guy. Expect whimsy.

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