Working Paper: CEPR ID: DP16757
Authors: Vu M. Ngo; Klaus F. Zimmermann; Phuc V. Nguyen; Toan L. Huynh; Huan H. Nguyen
Abstract: Since vaccination is the decisive factor for controlling the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important to understand the process to vaccination success. We identify a variety of factors playing a crucial role including the availability of vaccines, pandemic pressures, economic strength (GDP), educational development and political regimes. Examining the speed of vaccinations across countries, we find that initially authoritarian countries are slow in the vaccination process, while education is most relevant for scaling up the campaign and financial strength of the economies drive them to higher vaccination rates.
Keywords: COVID-19; Educational Development; Political Regimes; Vaccination
JEL Codes: D72; C30; P16; I19
Edges that are evidenced by causal inference methods are in orange, and the rest are in light blue.
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| Education (I29) | Trust in science (C90) |
| Trust in science (C90) | Acceptance of vaccines (I19) |
| Higher vaccination thresholds (I19) | Contribution of GDP per capita to explained variation in vaccination speed (E20) |
| Education (I29) | Speed of COVID-19 vaccination campaigns (O57) |
| GDP per capita (O49) | Speed of COVID-19 vaccination campaigns (O57) |
| GDP per capita (O49) | Vaccination duration (C41) |