Replication data for: Do Kidney Exchanges Improve Patient Outcomes?

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Keith F. Teltser

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Project Citation: 

Teltser, Keith F. Replication data for: Do Kidney Exchanges Improve Patient Outcomes? Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2019. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-12-07. https://doi.org/10.3886/E116528V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary 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.

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms instrumental variables; living organ donation; kidney transplantation; kidney paired donation; organ donation; kidney exchange
JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      D47 Market Design
      I11 Analysis of Health Care Markets
      I12 Health Behavior
      I18 Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage United States
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 1/1/2000 – 7/31/2014
Universe:  View help for Universe All organ transplant recipients and organ waitlist registrants in the United States
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) administrative records data; event/transaction data; geographic information system (GIS) data; medical records; observational data; program source code; clinical data

Methodology

Data Source:  View help for Data Source United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) and Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN)
Unit(s) of Observation:  View help for Unit(s) of Observation zip code,

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