title: Applying lessons from behavioral economics to increase flu vaccination rates.
abstract: Seasonal influenza imposes an enormous burden on society every year, yet many people refuse to obtain flu shots due to misconceptions of the flu vaccine. We argue that recent research in psychology and behavioral economics may provide the answers to why people hold mistaken beliefs about flu shots, how we can correct these misconceptions, and what policy-makers can do to increase flu vaccination rates.
authors.affiliation: Department of Economics, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27109, USA.
authors.forename: Frederick
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Economics, New York University, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Ryan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stevens
mesh_terms: D060909:Economics, Behavioral; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D014611:Vaccination / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D007252:Influenza Vaccines
keywords: behavioral economics; flu shots; influenza; vaccination