The Impact of Gavi on Vaccination Rates: Regression Discontinuity Evidence - Working Paper 394

Sarah Dykstra
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Charles Kenny and Justin Sandefur

No 394, Working Papers from Center for Global Development

Abstract: Since 2001, an aid consortium known as Gavi has accounted for over half of vaccination expenditure in the 75 eligible countries with an initial per capita GNI below $1,000. Regression discontinuity (RD) estimates show aid significantly displaced other immunization efforts and failed to increase vaccination rates for diseases covered by cheap, existing vaccines. For some newer and more expensive vaccines, i.e., Hib and rotavirus, we found large effects on vaccination and limited fungibility, though statistical significance is not robust. These RD estimates apply to middle-income countries near Gavi's eligibility threshold, and cannot rule out differential effects for the poorest countries.

Keywords: aid; vaccination; immunization; fungibility; regression discontinuity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F35 H51 I15 O11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 49 pages
Date: 2015-02
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