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SynthesisTransplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation2024

Public Opinions on Removing Disincentives and Introducing Incentives for Organ Donation: Proposing a European Research Agenda.

Frederike Ambagtsheer, Eline Bunnik, Liset H M Pengel, Marlies Ej Reinders, Julio J Elias, Nicola Lacetera, Mario Macis

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Synthesis in Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Kidney Transplantation in Western Balkans: A Regional Blueprint for Access, Capacity, and Equity.Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2026
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  2. Review
  3. Organ Donation: An Act of Individual Generosity and Civic Solidarity.Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2025
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  4. Article
  5. Reasons for organ and tissue donation refusal and opposition: a scoping review.Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health · 2024
    Article
  6. 2024: A Year in Review.Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Frederike AmbagtsheerDepartment of Internal Medicine, Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation, Erasmus MC Transplant Institute, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Eline BunnikDepartment of Medical Ethics, Philosophy and History of Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Liset H M PengelErasmus MC Transplant Institute, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Marlies Ej ReindersDepartment of Internal Medicine, Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation, Erasmus MC Transplant Institute, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Julio J EliasDepartment of Economics, School of Business, University of CEMA, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Nicola LaceteraUniversity of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Mario MacisCarey Business School, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The shortage of organs for transplantations is increasing in Europe as well as globally. Many initiatives to the organ shortage, such as opt-out systems for deceased donation and expanding living donation, have been insufficient to meet the rising demand for organs. In recurrent discussions on how to reduce organ shortage, financial incentives and removal of disincentives, have been proposed to stimulate living organ donation and increase the pool of available donor organs. It is important to understand not only the ethical acceptability of (dis)incentives for organ donation, but also its societal acceptance. In this review, we propose a research agenda to help guide future empirical studies on public preferences in Europe towards the removal of disincentives and introduction of incentives for organ donation. We first present a systematic literature review on public opinions concerning (financial) (dis)incentives for organ donation in European countries. Next, we describe the results of a randomized survey experiment conducted in the United States. This experiment is crucial because it suggests that societal support for incentivizing organ donation depends on the specific features and institutional design of the proposed incentive scheme. We conclude by proposing this experiment's framework as a blueprint for European research on this topic.

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MotivationPublic OpinionTissue and Organ ProcurementEuropeHumansLiving DonorsTissue DonorsUnited Statesdisincentivesethics in transplantationincentivesorgan donationpayments

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PMCPMC11027084

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