Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/271992 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 10348
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
We examine the deep roots of preferences for vaccination against COVID-19, moving beyond proximate factors which can only account for part of the observable heterogeneity in the willingness to get vaccinated. Our model on experience-based learning predicts that exposure to past disruptive crises increases individuals' willingness to acquire and take a promising remedy when new crises occur. Using micro-level data on vaccination preferences for individuals from 19 countries, we find strong evidence for our prediction. We investigate the role of competing vaccines exploiting original geocoded survey data from Russia. Consistent with our theory, past crisis experience decreases vaccination willingness when individuals have learned to distrust the effectiveness of government administered remedies.
Subjects: 
Covid-19 vaccination
vaccination preferences
crisis experience
experience effects
survey data
geocoded data
JEL: 
H12
H51
I12
I15
I18
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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