CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2023
| Author | Swapnil, Ferowza |
|---|---|
| Title | What factors explain unequal access to COVID-19 vaccines among countries? |
| Summary | Inequity in access to vaccine supply among the countries is a major issue because uneven resource allocation during a crisis affects human rights and delays global recovery. As a result, it is necessary to identify the factors that contribute to disparities in vaccine supply access. This thesis conducts a multiple linear regression on cross-sectional data from 106 nations from 2021 to investigate which factors are related to vaccine accessibility. To develop the hypotheses for this thesis, Dependency theory, World system theory, some ideas from Neo-classical growth theory as well as multiple arguments and discussions in the literature have been explored. The key factors discussed by the previous scholarship are local production, technological and innovation level of a country, patent rights, infrastructure capacity, number of bilateral agreements, early bilateral agreement, wealth, the global influence of countries, and donation. But previous studies have not provided statistical evidence for their claims. So, as per my investigation, my thesis is the first to study the statistical relationship between factors and vaccine accessibility. My findings show that domestic vaccine production ability, the technological and innovation level of a country, the number of bilateral agreements, and the amount of donation received have a statistically significant relationship with vaccine accessibility. I expect that identifying the factors behind vaccine inequity will help governments and international organizations come together to increase vaccine supplies in deprived regions and develop policies to inhibit such inequities in the event of any future recurring global health emergencies. |
| Supervisor | Akbar, Yusaf |
| Department | Economics MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2023/swapnil_ferowza.pdf |
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