A field study of donor behaviour in the Iranian kidney market

Ali Moghaddasi Kelishomi and Daniel Sgroi

European Economic Review, 2024, vol. 170, issue C

Abstract: Iran has the world’s only government-regulated kidney market. We report the results of the first field study of donor behaviour in this unusual market. Participants have lower risk tolerance and higher patience levels than the Iranian average but display no difference in rationality from population averages and there is evidence of altruism among participants. We provide an examination of decision-making in extreme situations by individuals in this market, typically at the very bottom of the income distribution, and shed light on the sort of people likely to participate if other nations were to operate such markets.

Keywords: Kidney donation; Iranian kidney market; Risk; Patience; Rationality; Altruism; Generalized axiom of revealed preference; Lab in the field (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C93 D03 I11 I12 I18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2024.104887

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