Scholarly Comments on Academic Economics

How to Get Real About Organs

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*Alexander Tabarrok* is associate professor of economics at George Mason University, Research Director for The Independent Institute, and Assistant Editor of _The Independent Review_. His papers have appeared in the _Journal of Law and Economics, Public C

Abstract

Greater payment induces greater supply. The reasons offered by Byrne and Thompson to doubt this proposition in the field of organ donation are unconvincing. Financial compensation for those who sign their organ donor cards would save lives.

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Pages
11-18
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JEL classification
I11, I18
Keywords
shortage, medicine, law, transplant organs, financial compensation
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