Understanding Preferences for Vaccination: Heterogeneity across people, countries and time
This seminar is jointly organised by the Centre for Health Economics (Monash Business School) and the Health Economics Group (Monash School of Preventive Medicine and Public Health). The presentation looks at the results of a large scale longitudinal stated preference (SP) study carried out across 18 countries in the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic, prior to vaccines being available. Respondents were faced with hypothetical scenarios in which they had to make a decision on whether to accept vaccination or not. Advanced discrete choice models were estimated on the resulting data, and this presentation shows how preferences varied extensively across countries, across people within individual countries, and also over time for the same respondent.
Speaker profile
Professor Stephane Hess is Professor of Choice Modelling and Director of the Choice Modelling Centre at the University of Leeds. He is an internationally recognised expert in the data driven study and mathematical modelling of human choice behaviour. He has made contributions to the state of the art in the specification, estimation and interpretation of such models, as well as in facilitating the transition of ideas and approaches across disciplines, notably by also working in mathematical psychology and behavioural economics. Together with David Palma, he is the author of Apollo, a highly flexible and powerful free tool for estimating and applying choice models.
Notes
If you would like to meet Prof Hess before or after the seminar please send an email to Jemimah Ride (Jemimah.Ride@monash.edu) to book a slot.
Event Details
- Date:
- 7 February 2025 at 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
- Venue:
- Caulfield campus, Building H, level 9, room H9.02
- Categories:
- CHE Seminar; General
Description
This seminar is jointly organised by the Centre for Health Economics (Monash Business School) and the Health Economics Group (Monash School of Preventive Medicine and Public Health). The presentation looks at the results of a large scale longitudinal stated preference (SP) study carried out across 18 countries in the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic, prior to vaccines being available. Respondents were faced with hypothetical scenarios in which they had to make a decision on whether to accept vaccination or not. Advanced discrete choice models were estimated on the resulting data, and this presentation shows how preferences varied extensively across countries, across people within individual countries, and also over time for the same respondent.
Speaker profile
Professor Stephane Hess is Professor of Choice Modelling and Director of the Choice Modelling Centre at the University of Leeds. He is an internationally recognised expert in the data driven study and mathematical modelling of human choice behaviour. He has made contributions to the state of the art in the specification, estimation and interpretation of such models, as well as in facilitating the transition of ideas and approaches across disciplines, notably by also working in mathematical psychology and behavioural economics. Together with David Palma, he is the author of Apollo, a highly flexible and powerful free tool for estimating and applying choice models.
Notes
If you would like to meet Prof Hess before or after the seminar please send an email to Jemimah Ride (Jemimah.Ride@monash.edu) to book a slot.