Executive Summary -- Executive Summary -- Ausgangslage -- Medizinische Grundlagen und Entwicklungsperspektiven der Organtransplantation -- Organbedarf und Organaufkommen in Deutschland -- Rahmenbedingungen und Einflussfaktoren auf die Verfügbarkeit von Organen -- Lösungsansätze -- Meldende...

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There is an increasing shortage of human organ transplants in Germany. This paper aims at understanding the reasons for that shortage and discusses various ways to alleviate it by changing the rules of donation and procurement. In particular we consider creating adequate incentives for hospitals...

There is an ever increasing shortage of human organ transplants in Germany. This paper aims at understanding the reasons for that shortage better and then discusses various ways to overcome it. After estimating the potential supply of donor organs it is discussed why actual supply remains far...