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Vaccination under the Pandemic and Political Support

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  • Masaki Takahashi

    (Hitotsubashi Institute for Advanced Study)

  • Reo Takaku

    (Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University)

  • Toyo Ashida

    (Hitotsubashi Institute for Advanced Study)

  • Yoko Ibuka

    (Faculty of Economics, Keio University)

Abstract

This paper examines the impact of COVID-19 vaccination on political support. We exploit Japan's age-based COVID-19 vaccine roll-out, prioritizing people aged 65 years and older. A regression discontinuity design based on a large-scale online survey reveals that COVID-19 vaccination increases favorable opinions of the vaccination progress in municipalities and infection control measures of municipal governments. By contrast, there is no significant effect on support for the central government. We also discovered that people with chronic diseases and low socioeconomic status are more affected. These results show that reciprocal motives and political information play an important role in evaluating public policies.

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  • Masaki Takahashi & Reo Takaku & Toyo Ashida & Yoko Ibuka, 2022. "Vaccination under the Pandemic and Political Support," Keio-IES Discussion Paper Series 2022-003, Institute for Economics Studies, Keio University.
    • Handle: RePEc:keo:dpaper:2022-003
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    Keywords

    COVID-19; Vaccine; Political Support; Regression Discontinuity Design; Reciprocity;
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    JEL classification:

    • D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
    • H51 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Health
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health

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