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Zéphirin Nganmeni1, Roland Pongou2,3, Bertrand Tchantcho4
1UFR AES - Economics and Management, Dionysian Economics Laboratory (L.E.D.) Université Paris 8 Saint-Denis France.
Journal of Public Economic Theory
|May 23, 2022
Summary
Designing inclusive and popular policies, like vaccine allocation, is possible in polarized societies. This requires more vaccine doses and diverse decision-making groups to balance popularity with inclusivity.
Area of Science:
- Social Sciences
- Political Science
- Public Health Policy
Background:
- Majoritarian democracies face a dilemma where popular policies may lack inclusivity, and inclusive policies may not be popular.
- Pandemics in polarized economies, characterized by distinct social networks and in-group preferences, exacerbate this policy design challenge.
Purpose of the Study:
- To determine the conditions under which policies can be designed to be both inclusive and popular.
- Specifically, to analyze vaccine allocation strategies in a polarized economic context during a pandemic.
Main Methods:
- Theoretical modeling to characterize the set of inclusive and popular vaccine allocations.
- Analysis of policy design within a polarized economy with in-group preferences.
Main Results:
- The number of vaccine doses required for an inclusive and popular allocation exceeds that for a popular-only allocation.
- It is always feasible to design decision-making rules for inclusive and popular vaccine distribution.
Conclusions:
- Inclusive and popular policy design is achievable even in polarized societies.
- Decision-making rules must incorporate societal diversity, particularly within groups holding veto power, to ensure inclusive and popular outcomes.
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