TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Humlum, Maria Knoth
AU  - Morthorst, Marius Opstrup
AU  - Thingholm, Peter Rønø
        TI  - Sibling Spillovers and the Choice to Get Vaccinated: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design
        PY  - 2022/Feb/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 15109
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp15109
        AB  - We investigate the effects of the introduction of a population-wide Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program on the vaccine take-up of the targeted group of 15-year-old girls and their older sisters. For identification, we rely on a regression discontinuity design and high-quality Danish administrative data to exploit that date of birth determines program eligibility. We find that the program increased the HPV vaccine take-up of both the targeted girls and their older sisters. While the direct effects of the program reduced vaccine-takeup inequality, the spillover effects, in contrast, contributed to an increase in vaccine take-up inequality.
        KW  - health investments
KW  - health behavior
KW  - peer effects
KW  - sibling spillovers
KW  - HPV
KW  - vaccine
KW  - health inequality
        ER  -