In the U.S. and a number of other countries, individuals wishing to make organ donations at the end of their life have to “opt-in,” i.e., to affirmatively agree to be a donor. In contrast, a host of...

In the U.S. and a number of other countries, individuals wishing to make organ donations at the end of their life have to “opt-in,” i.e., to affirmatively agree to be a donor. In contrast, a host of other countries have an “optout” policy, whereby you have to explicitly state that you do not wish to be a donor to reject the organ donation option. Can you use your knowledge of behavioral economics to explain the empirical phenomenon that organ donation rates are substantially higher in opt-out countries than in opt-in countries?