BUFFALO, N.Y. — Economic analysis suggests that healthy young donors

in economies like that in the U.S. that place them at low-risk for post-surgical death would sell a kidney or a portion of a liver at prices that would drastically increase the number of those organs available for transplant and increase transplant cost by only 12 percent.

In a study published recently in the Journal of Economic Perspectives, economist Julio Elias of the University at Buffalo and Gary S. Becker of the University of Chicago, argue that “the use of monetary incentives would increase the supply of organs for transplant sufficiently to eliminate the very large queues in organ markets, and the suffering and deaths of many of those waiting, without increasing the total cost of transplant surgery by a large percent.”

The study may be found online at the journal’s Web site: http://www.aeaweb.org/jep/ (http://www.aeaweb.org/jep/).

ALBANY, NY – The University at Buffalo women’s basketball team erased a late two-point deficit, forcing overtime, and walking away with a 70-69 overtime victory, Wednesday night at the SEFCU Arena. The victory snapped a streak of five straight overtime losses and was UB’s first victory in the extra session since the 2002-03 season. The Bulls also improved to 5-3 on the season with the win.

The Bulls came out firing in the first half as they shot 58.6 percent during the opening 20 minutes. Freshman Jessica Fortman (Ashland, KY/Russell) scored 16 of her career-high 19 points in the first half, including two of her three three-pointers. The Bulls led by as many as 16 points in the opening half as they opened a 28-12 advantage on a three pointer from Stephanie Bennett (Springfield, OH/Kenton Ridge) at the 10:53 mark. Albany would fight back and cut the UB lead to as little as six before the Bulls took an eight-point lead into the half at 40-32.