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      The importance of Social Norms against Strategic Effects: The case of Covid-19 vaccine uptake ☆

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      Journal: Economics Letters
      Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
      Keywords: Free-riding, Social norms, Experiment, Vaccine

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          We study how individual decisions are affected by those of other members of the society. We use the vaccine against COVID-19 as a case study and empirically estimate the magnitude of three key forces: Herding, Social Norms, and Free-riding. We find that Free-riding is dominated by the other two forces, and that Social Norms are a key driver of behavior. There is, however, substantial heterogeneity and systematic differences between people by demographics and their political preferences.

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            Vaccine hesitancy remains a barrier to full population inoculation against highly infectious diseases. Coincident with the rapid developments of COVID-19 vaccines globally, concerns about the safety of such a vaccine could contribute to vaccine hesitancy. We analyzed 1941 anonymous questionnaires completed by healthcare workers and members of the general Israeli population, regarding acceptance of a potential COVID-19 vaccine. Our results indicate that healthcare staff involved in the care of COVID-19 positive patients, and individuals considering themselves at risk of disease, were more likely to self-report acquiescence to COVID-19 vaccination if and when available. In contrast, parents, nurses, and medical workers not caring for SARS-CoV-2 positive patients expressed higher levels of vaccine hesitancy. Interventional educational campaigns targeted towards populations at risk of vaccine hesitancy are therefore urgently needed to combat misinformation and avoid low inoculation rates.
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                Journal ID (nlm-ta): Econ Lett
                Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Econ Lett
                Title: Economics Letters
                Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
                ISSN (Print): 0165-1765
                ISSN (Electronic): 0165-1765
                Publication date PMC-release: 2 July 2021
                Publication date (Print): September 2021
                Publication date (Electronic): 2 July 2021
                Volume: 206
                Page: 109979
                Affiliations
                [a ]Division of the Humanities and Social Science, California Institute of Technology, United States of America
                [b ]Faculty of Economics at Cambridge University, United States of America
                [c ]Department of Economics and Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, United States of America
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                Publisher Item ID: S0165-1765(21)00256-1 Publisher ID: 109979
                DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2021.109979
                PMC ID: 8252706
                PubMed ID: 34230727
                SO-VID: fead85b6-5d14-433c-bb11-19b718ff1092
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                Date received : 20 April 2021
                Date revision received : 26 June 2021
                Date accepted : 29 June 2021
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                Keywords: free-riding,social norms,experiment,vaccine
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                Keywords: free-riding, social norms, experiment, vaccine

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