Name and Surname
Aleksandar Mojašević
Affiliation
Faculty of Law, University of Niš
Contact email
mojasevic@prafak.ni.ac.rs
Short Biography
Aleksandar Mojašević is a Full Professor of the Faculty of Law at the University of Niš. The earned his PhD in 2012 at the Faculty of Law at the University of Belgrade with a dissertation entitled “An Economic Analysis of Alternative Solutions of Civil Disputes.” He is the author of three books, the last of which is “The Application of Behavioral Findings in Public Policies (2021).” He is also the author of a book-length study entitled “Reasonable Term in Bankruptcy Proceedings: Analysis and Recommendations” (2022) which was published by the International Financial Corporation (IFC). He has also published numerous scientific articles, the last of which was published in the prestigious Sustainability journal under the title “Behavioral Approach to the COVID-19 Vaccination Policy: An Empirical Study in Serbia (2022).” He is also engaged as a researcher or a consultant on a number of national and international projects. As a researcher, he visited several institutes and universities in Germany, the Netherlands, Italy and other countries
Research abstract
The subject of the research project with the working title “Effectiveness of Student Vaccination Policy in Serbia: An Empirical Study” is the vaccination of students in the Republic of Serbia. The goal is to examine whether and to what extent students have been vaccinated, their attitudes regarding vaccination, and why they have not been vaccinated or are hesitant to do so. For this purpose, a convenient sample of the student population (N = 362) was formed and the research was conducted by distributing a specifically-created questionnaire of twelve open and closed questions. The initial hypothesis is that students hesitate to get vaccinated because of their distrust in the current vaccination policy and health authorities. The findings of the study confirm this hypothesis and reveal specific reasons for reluctance, among which are concerns about vaccine side-effects and vaccine (un)safety as well as the fact that the vaccine has not been sufficiently tested. Particularly interesting is the finding that the largest number of respondents singled out distrust in the so-called Crisis Headquarters as the reason why they do not need the vaccine and why they are not willing to change their minds. The conclusion provides an overview of specific guidelines and measures for improving the effectiveness of the vaccination policy of students (and young people) in the Republic of Serbia based – to a certain extent – on behavioral nudging public policy and anti-paternalistic policy.