The Economic Case for Global Vaccinations: An Epidemiological Model with International Production Networks / Cem Çakmaklı, Selva Demiralp, Ṣebnem Kalemli-Özcan, Sevcan Yeşiltaş, Muhammed A. Yıldırım.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Çakmaklı, Cem.

Contributor:

National Bureau of Economic Research.

Demiralp, Selva.

Kalemli-Özcan, Ṣebnem.

Yeşiltaş, Sevcan.

Yıldırım, Muhammed A.

Series:

Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w28395.

NBER working paper series no. w28395

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2021.

Summary:

We develop a multi-sector-country model with input-output linkages to study the effects of sectoral demand and supply shocks within the global trade and production network. Using the model, we quantify output losses of advanced economies (AEs) stemming from lack of vaccinations in the emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs) during Covid-19. The sectoral shocks for 65 countries and 35 sectors are based on changes in sectoral consumption demand and labor supply as a function of infections. Endogenous lockdowns triggered by lack of vaccinations in EMDEs hurt AEs via a shortage of intermediate inputs, higher import prices, and weak demand for their exports. We provide upper and lower bound estimates for negative output effects of global supply chain disruptions, depending on the degree of complementarity across factors of production. Vaccinating EMDEs is a high return investment for AEs to smooth out the economic impact of the pandemic in their home countries.

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Print version record

January 2021.