The backfiring effects of monetary and gift incentives on Covid-19 vaccination intentions

Xinrui Zhang; Tom Lane

doi:10.1016/j.chieco.2023.102009

The backfiring effects of monetary and gift incentives on Covid-19 vaccination intentions

Xinrui Zhang
, Tom Lane^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

School of Economics

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Abstract

We provide evidence that material inducements for Covid-19 vaccination may backfire. Results from a hypothetical survey experiment in China (N = 1365) show incentives of 8–125 USD reduce vaccine uptake intentions compared to simply offering vaccination for free. Ours is the first Covid-19 vaccine study to separately consider and directly compare the effects of monetary and goods-based incentives, both of which have been widely employed by countries seeking to increase uptake; we demonstrate that both types backfire equally. Results are compared against the burgeoning literature on Covid-19 vaccine incentives.

Original language	English
Article number	102009
Journal	China Economic Review
Volume	80
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chieco.2023.102009
Publication status	Published - Aug 2023

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Covid-19
Incentives
Vaccine intentions

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Finance
Economics and Econometrics

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