Mit dem vorliegenden fünften Band der Reihe "DIBOGS-Beiträge zur Gesundheitsökonomie und Sozialpolitik" werden nun wieder ausgewählte Workshopbeiträge einer breiten Öffentlichkeit vorgestellt. Der Schwerpunkt dieses Bandes liegt auf der Analyse von Marktstrukturen und Marktverhalten in den...

Fighting the COVID-19 pandemic required vaccinations; however, ending it requires vaccination equality. The progress in vaccinations varies greatly across countries, with low- and middle-income countries having much lower vaccination rates than advanced countries. Initially, the limited vaccine...

A lack of timely financing for purchases of vaccines and other health products impeded the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on analysis of contract signature and delivery dates in COVID-19 vaccine advance purchase agreements, this paper finds that 60-75 percent of the delay in...