Vaccination take-up and health: Evidence from a flu vaccination program for the elderly

Ylenia Brilli; Claudio Lucifora; Antonio Russo; Marco Tonello

doi:10.1016/j.jebo.2020.09.010

Vaccination take-up and health: Evidence from a flu vaccination program for the elderly

Ylenia Brilli, Claudio Lucifora, Antonio Russo, Marco Tonello

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We analyze the effects of a vaccination program providing free flu vaccine to individuals aged 65 or more on take-up behavior and hospitalization. Using both administrative and survey data, we implement a regression discontinuity design around the threshold at age 65, and find that the effect of the program on take-up ranges between 70% and 90% of the average 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 results on health outcomes provide suggestive evidence that the program reduces the likelihood of emergency hospitalization.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	323-341
Number of pages	19
Journal	JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC BEHAVIOR & ORGANIZATION
Volume	179
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2020.09.010
Publication status	Published - 2020

Keywords

Health prevention policies
Influenza
Public health
Vaccination

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Vaccination take-up and health: Evidence from a flu vaccination program for the elderly

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