ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series
ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Working Paper No. RWP21-021
August 2021
ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Authors
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James W. Harpel Professor of Capital Formation and Growth
Abstract
Across US counties, vaccination rates have a statistically significant downward effect on the Covid-19 death rate, as of August 12, 2021. Controlling for poverty rates, age, and temperature lowers the magnitude of the estimate a little. Using the Biden-Trump vote in the 2020 election as an instrument for vaccination rates raises the magnitude of the estimate. Presumably, it corrects for a positive effect of observed local covid deaths on the decision to get vaccinated. Overall, the beneficial effect holds up.
Citation
Frankel, Jeffrey A., and Randy Kotti. "The Virus, Vaccination, and Voting." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP21-021, August 2021.