11.04.2024

Paper accepted at the Journal of the Economic Science Association

Our paper “Offline volunteering during COVID-19: a survey experiment with prior and prospective blood donors” co-authored by Stefanie Ehmann, Michael Haylock, and Anne Kathrin Heynold has been accepted for publication at the Journal of the Economic Science Association.

In this paper, we explore how the inclination to donate blood during and after the COVID-19 lockdown is influenced by information about 1) blood donation urgency or about 2) measures taken to reduce the risk of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 at blood donation centres. To answer our research question, we conduct a survey experiment. Our results show that shortage information increases the willingness to donate blood substantially, especially for individuals who have never donated blood before. Hygiene information, however, is more likely to reduce the intention to donate blood.

The paper originates from a Master thesis that was written at our department.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40881-024-00164-8