Market design can help solve global water scarcity. Here's how

Water rights are often based on outdated, complex systems of ownership. Image: REUTERS/Euzivaldo Queiroz/A Critica.
Paul Milgrom
Nobel laureate 2020, Professor of Humanities and Sciences, co-founder and Chairman of Auctionomics, Stanford Graduate School of Business
Silvia Console Battilana
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Auctionomics, Stanford University

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