Incentivizing organ donation through a nonmonetary posthumous award

• Published in: Health economics Vol. 28; no. 11; pp. 1320 - 1330
• Main Authors: Bedendo, Mascia, Siming, Linus
• Format: Journal Article Paper
• Language: English
• Published: England Wiley Periodicals Inc 01.11.2019; Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; Wiley
• Subjects: Biological organs; Blood & organ donations; Donors; Economics and Finance; Health economics; Humanities and Social Sciences; incentives for organ donation; organ donation; posthumous awards; posthumous awards; incentives for organ donation; organ donation; Organ donation

Since 2013, The Order of St John Award for Organ Donation has been offered to the families of deceased solid organ donors in the United Kingdom to honor the donors and inspire others to donate. We evaluate the effects of this award using a difference‐in‐differences approach that builds on the fact t...