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The Long-Term Effects of Measles Vaccination on Earnings and Employment

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  • Alicia Atwood

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The measles vaccine was introduced in 1963. Take-up of the vaccine in the United States occurred quickly and universally, leading to reductions in morbidity and mortality. New biological evidence on how the measles virus interacts with our immune system indicates the impact of the measles vaccine may be underestimated. Using a difference-in-difference identification strategy, I find evidence the measles vaccine increased earnings and employment. Long-term follow-up of adults finds an increase in income of 1.1 percent and positive effects on employment. This increase in income is not from an increase in hours worked but rather from greater productivity.

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  • Alicia Atwood, 2022. "The Long-Term Effects of Measles Vaccination on Earnings and Employment," American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association, vol. 14(2), pages 34-60, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:aea:aejpol:v:14:y:2022:i:2:p:34-60
    DOI: 10.1257/pol.20190509
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    1. Roodman, David, 2024. "Long-term Effects of India's Childhood Immunization Program on Earnings and Consumption Expenditure: Comment," I4R Discussion Paper Series 103, The Institute for Replication (I4R).
    2. Barteska, Philipp & Dobkowitz, Sonja & Olkkola, Maarit & Rieser, Michael, 2023. "Mass vaccination and educational attainment: Evidence from the 1967–68 Measles Eradication Campaign," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 92(C).
    3. Evaluator 1 (Unjournal, anonymous), 2024. "Evaluation 1 of "Economic vs. Epidemiological Approaches to Measuring the Human Capital Impacts of Infectious Disease Elimination"," The Unjournal Evaluations 2024-91, The Unjournal.
    4. Wiebe, Michael, 2024. "The Long-Term Effects of Measles Vaccination on Earnings and Employment: Comment," I4R Discussion Paper Series 177, The Institute for Replication (I4R).
    5. Gerard J. van den Berg & Stephanie von Hinke & Nicolai Vitt, 2023. "Early life exposure to measles and later-life outcomes: Evidence from the introduction of a vaccine," Papers 2301.10558, arXiv.org.
    6. Barschkett, Mara & Huebener, Mathias & Leibing, Andreas & Marcus, Jan & Margaryan, Shushanik, 2023. "The Long-Term Effects of Measles Vaccination on Earnings and Employment. A Replication Study of Atwood (American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2022)," Journal of Comments and Replications in Economics (JCRE), ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, vol. 2(2023-4), pages 1-15.
    7. Barschkett, Mara & Huebener, Mathias & Leibing, Andreas & Marcus, Jan & Margaryan, Shushanik, 2023. "Replication of Atwood's (2022) "The Long-Term Effects of Measles Vaccination on Earnings and Employment"," I4R Discussion Paper Series 33, The Institute for Replication (I4R).

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    JEL classification:

    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
    • J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials

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