@article{Boppart_T-2022_91329, title = {Integrated epi-econ assessment of vaccination}, author = {Boppart, T. and Harmenberg, K. and Krusell, P. and Olsson, J.}, month = {jul}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Using an integrated epi-econ model, we compute the value of vaccines for Covid-19, both under a planner's solution and in competitive equilibrium. The specific model, developed in Boppart, Harmenberg, Hassler, Krusell, and Olsson (2020), factors in not just value-of-life aspects along with standard economic variables but also the value of leisure activities that rely on a social component. We find that the societal value of vaccination is large; we estimate that, translated into monetary terms, the value of vaccinating one young individual in the competitive equilibrium is $17,800. Externalities are large: less than half the societal value is internalized by individuals (assuming that they act purely in their self-interest). Finally, behavioral responses are important, with a substantial share of the value of vaccines being attributed to people enjoying more socially-oriented leisure when more people are vaccinated.}, volume = {140 }, journal = {Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control}, publisher = {Science Direct}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jedc.2022.104308}, }