Uneven vaccine uptake across industries

Richard Fabling

No 26_05, Motu Working Papers from Motu Economic and Public Policy Research

Abstract: Somewhat counterintuitively, workers in the industries most affected by Covid-19 were slower to get vaccinated than workers in the least affected industries. We explain this raw correlation in terms of differences in worker characteristics. On average, less affected industry workers are more qualified and are more likely to have a history of influenza vaccination. Both these characteristics are strongly associated with early vaccine adoption. Worker sorting suggests that employers could be recruited to help close gaps in vaccination rates among hard-to-reach subpopulations.

Keywords: Covid-19; vaccination rate; firms; workers; heterogeneity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D22 H25 I18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 32 pages
Date: 2026-03-11
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