Economic Preferences Predict COVID-19 Vaccination Intentions and Behavior.

Authors

Silvia Angerer, Helena Antonie Baier, Daniela Glätzle-Rützler, Philipp Lergetporer, Thomas Rittmannsberger

Published in

Health economics. Jul 30, 2026. Epub Jul 30, 2026.

Abstract

This study investigates the relationship between economic preferences and COVID-19 vaccination readiness using two representative samples of the German population (N > 5000). We elicited altruism, patience, risk-taking and trust using validated survey questions. We find robust, positive relationships between vaccination readiness and both patience and trust. The positive association between altruism and vaccination readiness vanishes when controlling for the other preference dimensions. No consistent effect emerges for risk-taking. Our results underscore the importance of accounting for the interrelated nature of economic preferences when analyzing their connection with field behavior.

PMID:
42533263
Bibliographic data and abstract were imported from PubMed on 31 Jul 2026.

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