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Title: The impact of paid family leave on the timely vaccination of infants

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2021

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ISSN: 0264-410X

DOI: 10.1016/J.VACCINE.2021.03.087

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PMID: 33896660

Abstract: Time constraints parents face can affect whether infant children are vaccinated on time. Using the National Immunization Survey, we employ a synthetic control difference-in-difference estimation technique to establish a causal relationship arising from California's implementation of Paid Parental Leave Program as a natural experiment. We find California Paid Family Leave reduced late vaccinations by up to 5 percentage points or approximately 10% for children born to parents in California after the policy was implemented. Further, the policy had a stronger impact on families below the poverty line. Thus access to paid family leave can improve on-time immunization of infants.

Url: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.03.087

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Authors: Choudhury, Agnitra Roy; Polachek, Solomon W.

Periodical (Full): Vaccine

Issue: 21

Volume: 39

Pages: 2886-2893

Data Collections: IPUMS CPS

Topics: Family and Marriage, Health, Population Health and Health Systems, Poverty and Welfare, Work, Family, and Time

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