Monetary incentives increase COVID-19 vaccinations.

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Title
Monetary incentives increase COVID-19 vaccinations.
Journal
Science
Author(s)
Campos-Mercade P., Meier A.N., Schneider F.H., Meier S., Pope D., Wengström E.
ISSN
1095-9203 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0036-8075
Publication state
Published
Issued date
12/11/2021
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
374
Number
6569
Pages
879-882
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Randomized Controlled Trial ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
The stalling of COVID-19 vaccination rates threatens public health. To increase vaccination rates, governments across the world are considering the use of monetary incentives. Here we present evidence about the effect of guaranteed payments on COVID-19 vaccination uptake. We ran a large preregistered randomized controlled trial (with 8286 participants) in Sweden and linked the data to population-wide administrative vaccination records. We found that modest monetary payments of 24 US dollars (200 Swedish kronor) increased vaccination rates by 4.2 percentage points (P = 0.005), from a baseline rate of 71.6%. By contrast, behavioral nudges increased stated intentions to become vaccinated but had only small and not statistically significant impacts on vaccination rates. The results highlight the potential of modest monetary incentives to raise vaccination rates.
Keywords
Adolescent, Adult, COVID-19/prevention & control, COVID-19 Vaccines, Female, Humans, Intention, Male, Middle Aged, Records, Reimbursement, Incentive, Sweden, Vaccination/economics, Vaccination/methods, Vaccination/statistics & numerical data, Young Adult
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Web of science
Open Access
Yes
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