Data and Code for: Effective Health Aid: Evidence from Gavi’s Vaccine Program

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Gauri Kartini Shastry, Wellesley College; Daniel Tortorice, College of the Holy Cross

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Project Citation:

Shastry, Gauri Kartini, and Tortorice, Daniel. Data and Code for: Effective Health Aid: Evidence from Gavi’s Vaccine Program. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2025. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2025-04-04. https://doi.org/10.3886/E193942V1

Project Description

Summary: Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance has provided over US$16 billion in funding for vaccination expansion in low- and middle-income countries since its founding in 1999. We exploit differential timing in Gavi support across countries and vaccines to estimate the effects of this large-scale public health initiative. We find that Gavi’s support for a vaccine increased coverage rates by 2 – 5 percentage points across all vaccines, on average, and by 10 – 20 percentage points for newer vaccines. We also find that Gavi’s support for a vaccine reduced child mortality from related causes by 1 child per 1,000 live births. We estimate these improvements saved around 1.6 million lives at a notably low cost of US$8,750 per life saved.

Funding Sources: Wellesley College Faculty Research grants

Scope of Project

Subject Terms: child health; development; vaccination; foreign aid

JEL Classification:
      F35 Foreign Aid
      I15 Health and Economic Development
      O10 Economic Development: General

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