Anmerkungen:
Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments March 22, 2023 erstellt
Beschreibung:
I investigate the effect of social capital on the vaccination decision-making among the French population during the COVID-19 pandemic. To the best of my knowledge, it is the first paper that makes a dynamic analysis on the role of social capital on vaccinations. By utilising geographical variation within the country’s departments, I show a positive role of social capital in increasing the vaccinated population. Furthermore, the role of social capital is only mitigated by the implementation of (dis)incentives as the green pass. My results are robust to different specifications of the model and different proxies for social capital. The provided results highlight the need to strengthen social capital to have not only positive economic returns but also in social and health behaviours. Additionally, policy interventions that increase the stringency of rules can result in a rapid and significant increase in vaccination rates, particularly in areas with lower social capital