Suicide and Organ Donors: Spillover Effects of Mental Health Insurance Mandates

9 Pages Posted: 24 Jul 2012

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Jose M. Fernandez

University of Louisville

Matthew Lang

University of California, Riverside (UCR) - Department of Economics

Date Written: July 23, 2012

Abstract

This paper considers the effect of mental health insurance mandates on the supply of cadaveric donors. The mandate decreases the count of organ donors from suicides, specifically among females, causing the overall level of cadaveric donors to decrease by 0.69%.

Keywords: Organ Donation, mental health, insurance mandate, suicide

JEL Classification: I1

Suggested Citation

Fernandez, Jose M. and Lang, Matthew, Suicide and Organ Donors: Spillover Effects of Mental Health Insurance Mandates (July 23, 2012). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2115573 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2115573

Jose M. Fernandez (Contact Author)

University of Louisville ( email )

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Matthew Lang

University of California, Riverside (UCR) - Department of Economics ( email )

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4136 Sproul Hall
Riverside, CA 92521
United States

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