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TITLE:
Kidney Exchange with Good Samaritan Donors: A Characterization

AUTHOR(S):
Tayfun Sönmez, Boston College
M. Ütku Ãœnver, University of Pittsburgh

DOCUMENT TYPE: Article

ABSTRACT:
We analyze mechanisms to kidney exchange with good samaritan donors where exchange is feasible not only among donor-patient pairs but also among such pairs and non-directed alturistic donors. We show that you request my donor-I get your turn mechanism (Abdulkadiroglu and Sonmez [1999]) is the only mechanism that is Pareto efficient, individually rational, strategy-proof, weakly neutral and consistent.