An experiment on living kin donations and donor registration systems
Studies have found that cadaveric donation rates are higher in an Opt-out default policy as compared to an Opt-in default policy. However, the Opt-out default policy may result in a negative spillover effect of having lower living donor rates as people are less willing to be a living donor. Our rese...
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sg-ntu-dr.10356-1665542023-05-07T15:31:50Z An experiment on living kin donations and donor registration systems Tan, Clarice Zi Ling Er, Michelle Xin Juan Teng, Yi Ting Jonathan Tan School of Social Sciences j.tan@ntu.edu.sg Social sciences::Psychology::Behaviorism Studies have found that cadaveric donation rates are higher in an Opt-out default policy as compared to an Opt-in default policy. However, the Opt-out default policy may result in a negative spillover effect of having lower living donor rates as people are less willing to be a living donor. Our research addresses this gap by investigating the trade-off between cadaveric and living donations to kin under a policy transition from the Opt-in system to Opt-out system and the motivations behind opting to be a living kin donor. We designed a pilot laboratory experiment with a total of 96 undergraduates and graduate students from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Across our study, we found that the Opt-out defaults for cadaveric organ donations do not result in negative spillover effect of lower living kin donations. We proved that subjects are more inclined to be a living donor to their kin if they feel a sense of closeness with them. We further proved that if the subject’s matched partner donates to him, he would be more inclined to donate to his partner in the next few rounds. Our findings provide insights for policymakers who aim to increase living donation rates in countries. Bachelor of Social Sciences in Economics 2023-05-05T02:27:48Z 2023-05-05T02:27:48Z 2023 Final Year Project (FYP) Tan, C. Z. L., Er, M. X. J. & Teng, Y. T. (2023). An experiment on living kin donations and donor registration systems. Final Year Project (FYP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/166554 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/166554 en application/pdf Nanyang Technological University |
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Studies have found that cadaveric donation rates are higher in an Opt-out default policy as compared to an Opt-in default policy. However, the Opt-out default policy may result in a negative spillover effect of having lower living donor rates as people are less willing to be a living donor. Our research addresses this gap by investigating the trade-off between cadaveric and living donations to kin under a policy transition from the Opt-in system to Opt-out system and the motivations behind opting to be a living kin donor. We designed a pilot laboratory experiment with a total of 96 undergraduates and graduate students from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Across our study, we found that the Opt-out defaults for cadaveric organ donations do not result in negative spillover effect of lower living kin donations. We proved that subjects are more inclined to be a living donor to their kin if they feel a sense of closeness with them. We further proved that if the subject’s matched partner donates to him, he would be more inclined to donate to his partner in the next few rounds. Our findings provide insights for policymakers who aim to increase living donation rates in countries. |
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