The Impact of State Capacity on the Cross-Country Variations in COVID-19 Vaccination Rates

The initial period of vaccination shows strong heterogeneity between countries’ vaccinations rollout, both in the terms start process and dynamics number people that are vaccinated. A predominant thesis ongoing debate on drivers this observed is a key determinant swift extensive vaccine rollout state capacity. Here, we utilize two measures quantify different aspects capacity: i) external capacity (measured through soft power economic country) ii) internal via country’s government effectiveness) investigate their relationship with coronavirus outcome (up to 30th January 2021). By using data 189 countries two-step Heckman approach, find country its robust determinants whether has started process. In addition, effectiveness factor determines roll-out. Altogether, our findings line hypothesis COVID-19 vaccines rollout.