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Peer effects on influenza vaccination: Evidence from a city's administrative data in Japan

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  • Miyazato, Naomi
  • Ibuka, Yoko
  • Itaya, Jun-ichi

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A characteristic that differentiates vaccination from other health behaviors is that it is a public good. By the nature of a public good, negative peer effects are expected when determining vaccination behavior for free-rider incentives. This study empirically analyzes whether the surrounding vaccination status in a community influences individual vaccination behavior using administrative data on influenza vaccination for all the older people within a city of Japan. We first employ fixed effect analysis with a lagged dependent variable. We then examine how vaccination behavior changes in the event of the loss of a cohabitant and how this effect interacts with the community peer effect. Our estimation results confirm positive peer effects: the higher the community's vaccination rate, the more the raising effect of the individual's vaccination rate.

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  • Miyazato, Naomi & Ibuka, Yoko & Itaya, Jun-ichi, 2024. "Peer effects on influenza vaccination: Evidence from a city's administrative data in Japan," Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, Elsevier, vol. 74(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jjieco:v:74:y:2024:i:c:s0889158324000315
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jjie.2024.101335
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    Keywords

    Peer effect; Public good; Vaccination; Health behaviors; Administrative data;
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    JEL classification:

    • H41 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - Public Goods
    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior

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