VOLUME 20 • 2021
Leveraging Green Finance for Low-Carbon Energy, Sustainable Economic Development, and Climate Change Mitigation during the COVID-19 Pandemic
ABSTRACT. This article presents an empirical study carried out to evaluate and analyze green finance for low-carbon energy, sustainable economic development, and climate change mitigation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Building my argument by drawing on data collected from NGFS and UN, I performed an..
Hesitancy towards Receiving a COVID-19 Vaccine: Concerns about Side Effects and Safety, Mistrust in Government and Health Authorities, and Perceived Susceptibility and Severity of the Virus
ABSTRACT. We draw on a substantial body of theoretical and empirical research on hesitancy towards receiving a COVID-19 vaccine in terms of concerns about side effects and safety, mistrust in government and health authorities, and perceived susceptibility and severity of the virus, and to explore th..
COVID-19 Vaccine Education: Behavioral and Socio-Demographic Factors Related to Vaccine Uptake and Hesitancy
ABSTRACT. Based on an in-depth survey of the literature, the purpose of the paper is to explore COVID-19 vaccine education as regards behavioral and socio-demographic factors related to vaccine uptake and hesitancy. Using and replicating data from Horizon Research, Jones et al. (2021), KFF, and WHO,..
COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy, Delay, and Refusal: Insufficient Knowledge, Complacency, and Distrust of the Medical System
ABSTRACT. Despite the relevance of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, delay, and refusal in relation to insufficient knowledge, complacency, and distrust of the medical system, only limited research has been conducted on this topic. Using and replicating data from The Aspen Institute, de Beaumont, Healthwa..
Pervasive Misinformation, COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy, and Lack of Trust in Science
ABSTRACT. Employing recent research results covering pervasive misinformation, COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, and lack of trust in science, and building our argument by drawing on data collected from Horizon Research, KFF, OECD, and RSC, we performed analyses and made estimates regarding COVID-19 vacci..
The Language of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Public Health Misinformation: Distrust, Unwillingness, and Uncertainty
ABSTRACT. The aim of this paper is to synthesize and analyze existing evidence on the language of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and public health misinformation in relation to distrust, unwillingness, and uncertainty. Using and replicating data from CEAL, Healthwatch Bexley, KFF, MissionSquare Research..
COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: Misperception, Distress, and Skepticism
ABSTRACT. This paper analyzes the outcomes of an exploratory review of the current research on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in relation to misperception, distress, and skepticism. The data used for this study was obtained and replicated from previous research conducted by ASPE, Healthwatch Bexley, KFF..
COVID-19 Threat Perceptions and Willingness to Get Vaccinated: Efficacy, Safety, and Trust Concerns
ABSTRACT. The purpose of this study was to empirically examine COVID-19 threat perceptions and willingness to get vaccinated in relation to efficacy, safety, and trust concerns. Building my argument by drawing on data collected from ASPE, CBS, Hertfordshire County Council, KFF, OECD, Pew Research Ce..
COVID-19 Vaccine Risk Beliefs, Perceptions, Attitudes, and Intentions
ABSTRACT. Empirical evidence on COVID-19 vaccine risk beliefs, perceptions, attitudes, and intentions has been scarcely documented in the literature. Using and replicating data from CBS, CEAL, KFF, McKinsey, MSDH/OPHHE, OCHCA, and WHO, we performed analyses and made estimates regarding hesitancy in ..
Is It Ethically and Legally Acceptable for Governments to Require Citizens to Be Vaccinated against COVID-19?
ABSTRACT. We develop a conceptual framework based on a systematic and comprehensive literature review on whether it is ethically and legally acceptable for governments to require citizens to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Building our argument by drawing on data collected from Ada Lovelace Institut..
The Collapse of Great Empires: Lessons for Today from the Destruction of Jerusalem and the Second Temple
ABSTRACT. The Second Temple in Jerusalem was destroyed by the Romans in the year 70 CE, with a large part of the Jewish population either being killed, sent into exile, or sold into slavery. The Sages of the Talmud and Midrash attempted to answer the question as to why Jerusalem and the Temple were ..
The Rehabilitation of the Concept of Public Good: Reappraising the Attacks from Liberalism and Neo-Liberalism from a Poststructuralist Perspective
ABSTRACT. This paper starts by considering twentieth century attacks of the idea of the public good from liberal quarters: from social choice theory; public choice theory; and from political liberalism, with reference to Kenneth Arrow, James Buchanan, Joseph Schumpeter and John Rawls. Despite a prol..