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Prompted Choice and Organ Donor Registrations: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Italy

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  • Omar Martin Fieles-Ahmad
  • Selina Schulze Spüntrup

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We examine the effects of introducing prompted choice on organ donation behavior. Applying a generalized difference-in-differences design, we take advantage of the gradual roll-out of a policy in Italy that integrated the question of organ donation preference into the process of identity card renewal. Our findings show that municipalities prompting the question saw a signifcant increase in consent registrations, although individuals retained the option to abstain from making a choice. We also provide novel evidence that regions with higher levels of registered consent have higher cadaveric organ donation rates.

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  • Omar Martin Fieles-Ahmad & Selina Schulze Spüntrup, 2026. "Prompted Choice and Organ Donor Registrations: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Italy," ifo Working Paper Series 425, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich.
    • Handle: RePEc:ces:ifowps:_425
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