Behavioural Econ & Field Experiments to Improve Plasma & Bone Marrow Supply

血浆和骨髓挽救和改善许多生命的质量。然而，即使有昂贵的进口补充，澳大利亚国内的志愿者供应也无法满足澳大利亚的需求。该项目涉及一系列以行为经济学理论为基础的实地实验，旨在了解慈善行为以及如何激励和增加血浆和骨髓供应。该项目旨在测试激励因素的价值，包括承诺手段，互惠和利他主义，以增加捐赠。该项目的目的是促进人们对进行实质性利他行为的动机（在时间和痛苦方面）的科学认识，提供有效方法来增加拯救生命的捐款，并改善国民健康。

Plasma and bone marrow save and improve the quality of many lives. Yet Australia's domestic volunteer supply fails to meet Australia's needs even when supplemented by costly imports. This project involves a series of field experiments, based on behavioural economic theories, designed to understand charitable behaviour and how to motivate and increase plasma and bone marrow supply. The project aims to test the value of motivational factors, including commitment devices, reciprocity and altruism, to increasing donations. The project aims to advance scientific knowledge of people's motivation to perform substantial altruistic actions (in terms of both time and pain), to provide effective methods to increase donations that save lives and to improve national health.