dc.contributor.author	Seitz, William
dc.contributor.author	Yamada, Eiji
dc.contributor.author	Shimizutani, Satoshi
dc.date.accessioned	2023-03-15T15:58:11Z
dc.date.available	2023-03-15T15:58:11Z
dc.date.issued	2023-03
dc.description.abstract	This paper studies the effect of proposing a monetary incentive for vaccination intentions, with a survey-based randomized controlled experiment conducted separately in three countries, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan. Respondents from nationally representative surveys were randomly assigned to a control group (for which no incentive was proposed) or to one of several treatment groups with varying levels of hypothetical compensation. Offering incentives markedly reduced overall vaccination intentions —all three counties. Country-level results ranged from no meaningful effect on vaccination intentions (Tajikistan) to a decline of up to 22 percent (Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan). In follow-up questions, most respondents said they disapprove of offering financial incentives for vaccination, and especially in contexts with strong negative effects in the experiment. The results contrast with the well-established efficacy of monetary incentives to influence vaccination behavior in other settings, but they are consistent with findings from the behavioral literature in which incentive payments signal inferiority or disutility. The findings suggest that policy makers and practitioners should use caution when considering extrinsic incentives for vaccination and other health interventions where effects have not been tested.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099452203092332479/IDU0016740ca0e87b0431a08cf406f5b7aeae50b
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/1813-9450-10349
dc.identifier.uri	https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/39536
dc.language	English
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Policy Research Working Papers; 10349
dc.rights	CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.subject	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
dc.subject	VACCINATION INCENTIVE
dc.subject	MONETARY INCENTIVE
dc.subject	VACCINATION EXPERIMENT
dc.subject	PUBLIC HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH
dc.title	Can Vaccination Incentives Backfire?	en
dc.title.subtitle	Experimental Evidence That Offering Cash Incentives Can Reduce Vaccination Intentions in Some Contexts	en
dc.type	Working Paper
dspace.entity.type	Publication
okr.crossref.title	Can Vaccination Incentives Backfire?: Experimental Evidence That Offering Cash Incentives Can Reduce Vaccination Intentions in Some Contexts
okr.date.disclosure	2023-03-09
okr.date.lastmodified	2023-03-09T00:00:00Z	en
okr.doctype	Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.docurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099452203092332479/IDU0016740ca0e87b0431a08cf406f5b7aeae50b
okr.guid	099452203092332479
okr.guid	099451405092339075
okr.guid	099442503222392110
okr.identifier.doi	10.1596/1813-9450-10349
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum	34018459
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum	34018459
okr.identifier.report	WPS10349
okr.import.id	92
okr.imported	true	en
okr.language.supported	en
okr.pdfurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099452203092332479/pdf/IDU0016740ca0e87b0431a08cf406f5b7aeae50b.pdf	en
okr.region.administrative	Europe and Central Asia
okr.region.country	Tajikistan,Uzbekistan,Kazakhstan
okr.topic	Health, Nutrition and Population::Health Policy and Management
okr.topic	Health, Nutrition and Population::Immunizations
okr.topic	Health, Nutrition and Population::SARS
okr.topic	Health, Nutrition and Population::Health Project Design and Implementation
okr.unit	EFI-ECA-POV-Poverty and Equity (EECPV)

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