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The Historical Roots of Vaccine Hesitancy: Evidence from Germany

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  • Binzel, Christine
  • Link, Andreas

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This paper examines the historical roots of vaccine hesitancy in Germany. Drawing on digitized data from the year 1900 on the strength of the naturopathic movement -- the largest movement critical of medicine, including vaccinations, at that time -- we show that counties with a higher number of such associations in 1900 have significantly lower vaccination rates today. In terms of underlying mechanisms, we show that the movement changed the way health care is provided and we present evidence indicating that it affected the intergenerational transmission of norms.

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  • Binzel, Christine & Link, Andreas, 2023. "The Historical Roots of Vaccine Hesitancy: Evidence from Germany," CEPR Discussion Papers 18109, Centre for Economic Policy Research.
    • Handle: RePEc:cpr:ceprdp:18109
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    • I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General
    • N33 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - Europe: Pre-1913
    • P25 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist and Transition Economies - - - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics

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