Advance Market Commitments: Insights from Theory and Experience

Michael Kremer, Jonathan Levin and Christopher Snyder

No 26775, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: Ten years ago, donors committed $1.5 billion to a pilot Advance Market Commitment (AMC) to help purchase pneumococcal vaccine for low-income countries. The AMC aimed to encourage the development of such vaccines, ensure distribution to children in low-income countries, and pilot the AMC mechanism for possible future use. Three vaccines have been developed and more than 150 million children immunized, saving an estimated 700,000 lives. This paper reviews the economic logic behind AMCs, the experience with the pilot, and key issues for future AMCs.

JEL-codes: I15 L65 O38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020-02
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Published as Michael Kremer & Jonathan Levin & Christopher M. Snyder, 2020. "Advance Market Commitments: Insights from Theory and Experience," AEA Papers and Proceedings, vol 110, pages 269-273.

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