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Applying the capability approach to policy-making: The impact assessment of the EU-proposal on organ donation

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  • Canoy, Marcel
  • Lerais, Frédéric
  • Schokkaert, Erik

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We show that the capability approach can greatly facilitate ex ante policy evaluations, in particular those that are geared towards multiple goals. It enables a structured discussion on policy benefits, distributional issues, freedom and ethics. We illustrate our general ideas with a real-world application: the impact assessment of an EU-proposal on organ donation.

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  • Canoy, Marcel & Lerais, Frédéric & Schokkaert, Erik, 2010. "Applying the capability approach to policy-making: The impact assessment of the EU-proposal on organ donation," Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), Elsevier, vol. 39(3), pages 391-399, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:soceco:v:39:y:2010:i:3:p:391-399
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