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We build a Susceptible-Infected-Vaccinated Economic two-sector growth model to study the evolution of inequality in an economy with two groups of workers, who are differently exposed to a transmissible disease. We show that the economy can lead to various scenarios in the long run, which range...
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Although COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective, many adults are hesitant or unwilling to use them. Drawing on data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) Corona survey, we examine the correlates of vaccine uptake among Europeans ages 50 and older. We find that...
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' willingness to get vaccinated against Covid-19 and their actual vaccination status. Our empirical analysis is based on data … willingness to get vaccinated, but these results are less pronounced and less robust. Our results indicate that vaccination …
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We evaluate the impact of government mandated proof of vaccination requirements for access to public venues and non … vaccination rates and 790,000 or more first doses for Canada as a whole as of October 31, 2021 (5 to 13 weeks after the provincial … mandate announcements). We also find large vaccination gains in France (3 to 5 mln first doses), Italy (around 6 mln) and …
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reduces vaccine efficacy. A key empirical challenge is the endogeneity bias when comparing risk-taking by vaccination status … of the timing of vaccination, increase their risk-taking by increasing engagement in some risk-taking activities. The …
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We study the relationship between trust and vaccination. We show theoretically that vaccination rates are higher in … find that countries perceived as less corrupt and more liberal experience higher vaccination rates. Furthermore, they are … less likely to adopt a mandatory vaccination policy. One unit of the Corruption Perception Index (scaled from 0 to 10) is …
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We analyze the effects of a vaccination program providing free flu vaccine to individuals aged 65 or more on take … vaccination rate for individuals aged less than 65. We show that this effect is not entirely driven by an income channel, but also … depends on the expected benefits of vaccination. The analysis on health outcomes shows that the program reduces the likelihood …
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Vaccination represents a canonical example of externalities in economics, yet there are few estimates of their … magnitudes. I estimate social and externality benefits of influenza vaccination in two settings. First, using a natural … experiment, I estimate the impacts of aggregate vaccination rates on mortality and work absences in the United States. Second, I …
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influence of vaccine-skeptic GPs on their patients' decisions to get a COVID-19 vaccination. We identify vaccine-skeptic GPs …-skeptic GPs reduced the vaccination rate by 5.6 percentage points. This estimate implies that they discouraged 7.9% of the …
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that the vaccine reinstatement substantially restored vaccination intentions. …
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