THE EFFECT OF PRESUMED CONSENT DEFAULTS ON ORGAN DONATION

[...]according to the concept of loss aversion, people gravitate toward the status quo because the losses weigh more heavily psychologically than the equivalent gains in a change; thus people in opt-out countries are less likely to deviate from the default. The patterns revealed in descriptive stati...

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Published in:Ifo DICE report 2016-12, Vol.14 (4), p.90
Main Authors: Li, Jessica, Nikolka, Till
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Blood & organ donations
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Informed consent
Infrastructure
Law
Legislation
Transplants & implants
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Summary:[...]according to the concept of loss aversion, people gravitate toward the status quo because the losses weigh more heavily psychologically than the equivalent gains in a change; thus people in opt-out countries are less likely to deviate from the default. The patterns revealed in descriptive statistics are consistent with results published in several empirical studies, such as Abadie and Gay (2006); Shepherd, O'Carroll and Ferguson (2014). [...]countries substantially vary in their culture, religion, transplant infrastructure, and educational level - which are likely to influence a country's propensity toward donation regardless of its consent system, as well as the type of consent system a country adopts in the first place.\n65 and 20.61 deceased donors pmp in 2014 respectively; in these wealthier, aging countries demand for organ transplants is greater, and both countries have better infrastructure and organizational systems to supply donor organs and transplantations.
ISSN:2511-7815
2511-7823