Vaccine Mandates

Question A: Mandating vaccinations for workers at long-term care facilities and hospitals will result in economic benefits that outweigh the policy's economic costs.

Question B: Mandating vaccinations for workers at all companies with 100 or more employees will result in economic benefits that outweigh the policy's economic costs.

Question C: Mandating vaccinations for children in schools will result in economic benefits that outweigh the policy's economic costs.

Question A: Mandating vaccinations for workers at long-term care facilities and hospitals will result in economic benefits that outweigh the policy's economic costs.

Economist	Institution	Opinion	Confidence	Comment
Jonathan Andreas	Bluffton University	Strongly Agree	10
Greg Arburn	University of Findlay	Strongly Agree	9
Bizuayehu Bedane	Marietta College	Strongly Agree	9
Jay Corrigan	Kenyon College	Strongly Agree	9
Kevin Egan	University of Toledo	Strongly Agree	10
Hasan Faruq	Xavier University	Strongly Agree	10
Bob Gitter	Ohio Wesleyan University	Agree	8
Nancy Haskell	University of Dayton	Strongly Agree	9
Paul Holmes	Ashland University	Strongly Agree	9
Faria Huq	Lake Erie College	Agree	9
Fadhel Kaboub	Denison University	Strongly Agree	10
Charles Kroncke	Mount Saint Joseph University	Strongly Agree	5
Trevon Logan	Ohio State University	Strongly Agree	9
Joe Nowakowski	Muskingum University	Strongly Agree	9
Mingming Pan	Wright State University	Strongly Agree	10
Curtis Reynolds	Kent State University	Strongly Agree	7
Lewis Sage	Baldwin Wallace University	Strongly Agree	10
Albert Sumell	Youngstown State University	Strongly Agree	10
Thomas Traynor	Wright State University	Strongly Agree	10
Ejindu Ume	Miami University	Strongly Agree	8
Andy Welki	John Carroll University	Agree	7
Kathryn Wilson	Kent State University	Strongly Agree	8
Rachel Wilson	Wittenberg University	Strongly Agree	10

Question B: Mandating vaccinations for workers at all companies with 100 or more employees will result in economic benefits that outweigh the policy's economic costs.

Economist	Institution	Opinion	Confidence	Comment
Jonathan Andreas	Bluffton University	Strongly Agree	10
Greg Arburn	University of Findlay	Strongly Agree	9
Bizuayehu Bedane	Marietta College	Agree	8
Jay Corrigan	Kenyon College	Agree	6
Kevin Egan	University of Toledo	Strongly Agree	10
Hasan Faruq	Xavier University	Strongly Agree	10
Bob Gitter	Ohio Wesleyan University	Agree	7
Nancy Haskell	University of Dayton	Agree	8
Paul Holmes	Ashland University	Strongly Agree	9
Faria Huq	Lake Erie College	Agree	9
Fadhel Kaboub	Denison University	Strongly Agree	10
Charles Kroncke	Mount Saint Joseph University	Disagree	8
Trevon Logan	Ohio State University	Agree	9
Joe Nowakowski	Muskingum University	Strongly Agree	9
Mingming Pan	Wright State University	Strongly Agree	10
Curtis Reynolds	Kent State University	Agree	8
Lewis Sage	Baldwin Wallace University	Strongly Agree	10
Albert Sumell	Youngstown State University	Strongly Agree	10
Thomas Traynor	Wright State University	Strongly Agree	10
Ejindu Ume	Miami University	Uncertain	7
Andy Welki	John Carroll University	Uncertain	5
Kathryn Wilson	Kent State University	Strongly Agree	8
Rachel Wilson	Wittenberg University	Strongly Agree	10

Question C: Mandating vaccinations for children in schools will result in economic benefits that outweigh the policy's economic costs.

Economist	Institution	Opinion	Confidence	Comment
Jonathan Andreas	Bluffton University	Agree	5	If you believe the science, and I do, then vaccines for adults are a no-brainer. Donald Trump already paid for the vaccines and the health benefits are tremendous. Vaccines are not approved for most children so I cannot really answer the last question for those ages, but it makes sense for the ages that can get it. Anyhow IF all adults were vaccinated, then there would likely be enough herd immunity to vanquish the virus enough that there might not be significant benefit from vaccinating all children too.
Greg Arburn	University of Findlay	Strongly Agree	9
Bizuayehu Bedane	Marietta College	Uncertain	8
Jay Corrigan	Kenyon College	Uncertain	1
Kevin Egan	University of Toledo	Strongly Agree	10	Benefits greater than cost personally and way more so when you factor in the positive spill over to others from reducing the chance of spreading the virus; same reason why all contagious viruses, like chicken pox, have mandated vaccines.
Hasan Faruq	Xavier University	Agree	8
Bob Gitter	Ohio Wesleyan University	Agree	6	It is a bit tricky when you are looking at economic costs. One of the main benefits of vaccinations is life’s saved. There is not an agreement as to the dollar value of saving a human life. Also, I think the jury is still out on the degree to which vaccination might help children under the age of 12.
Nancy Haskell	University of Dayton	Agree	8
Paul Holmes	Ashland University	Strongly Agree	9
Faria Huq	Lake Erie College	Agree	9
Fadhel Kaboub	Denison University	Strongly Agree	10	Reaching a high vaccination rate at the local, national and global levels is the only way to put an end to this pandemic and to reduce the likelihood of new variants. Mandating vaccinations in as many professional and academic space as possible is both a public health and economic imperative.
Charles Kroncke	Mount Saint Joseph University	Disagree	9
Trevon Logan	Ohio State University	Agree	9
Joe Nowakowski	Muskingum University	Strongly Agree	9
Mingming Pan	Wright State University	Strongly Agree	10	Covid vaccination not only protects the individual’s health but also generates positive externalities such as slowing/stopping the spread of virus, preventing the virus from evolving into even more deadly variants, avoiding future economic disruptions, and increasing productivity.
Curtis Reynolds	Kent State University	Strongly Agree	8	There is clear precedent for vaccination requirements against communicable diseases in health care and education, and that certainly makes sense from an economic (and public health) perspective. The business question is slightly less clear. The 100 employees is arbitrary (but consistent with a host of policies that exempt "small" businesses) but it probably matters more about what kinds of interactions between workers and customers occur. However, a "100 worker" requirement is much simpler to implement.
Lewis Sage	Baldwin Wallace University	Strongly Agree	10
Albert Sumell	Youngstown State University	Strongly Agree	10	Of course only for those of age with medical and religious exemptions permitted.
Thomas Traynor	Wright State University	Strongly Agree	10
Ejindu Ume	Miami University	Agree	8
Andy Welki	John Carroll University	Disagree	6
Kathryn Wilson	Kent State University	Strongly Agree	8
Rachel Wilson	Wittenberg University	Strongly Agree	10