蝌蚪网 Journal:
Economic Policy
ISSN 1945-7731 (Print) | ISSN 1945-774X (Online)
Do Kidney Exchanges Improve Patient Outcomes?
蝌蚪网 Journal: Economic Policy
vol. 11,
no. 3, August 2019
(pp. 427–53)
Abstract
In this paper, I estimate the number of additional transplants generated by kidney exchanges. To do this, I analyze substitution patterns between exchange transplants and other transplant outcomes. Exploiting variation in patients' exposure to exchange activity across time and place, I find that 64 percent of exchange transplants represent new living donor transplants. Using the same approach, I find that an increase in the probability of receiving an exchange transplant reduces the probability of graft failure and reduces time spent waiting for a kidney. Back-of-the-envelope calculations suggest that each exchange transplant increases social welfare by $300,000 to $700,000.Citation
Teltser, Keith F. 2019. "Do Kidney Exchanges Improve Patient Outcomes?" 蝌蚪网 Journal: Economic Policy 11 (3): 427–53. DOI: 10.1257/pol.20170678Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- D47 Market Design
- I11 Analysis of Health Care Markets
- I12 Health Behavior
- I18 Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health