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Title: Mass vaccination and educational attainment: Evidence from the 1967–68 Measles Eradication Campaign

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2023.102828

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Abstract: We show that the first nationwide mass vaccination campaign against measles increased educational attainment in the United States. Our empirical strategy exploits variation in exposure to the childhood disease across states right before the Measles Eradication Campaign of 1967–68, which reduced reported measles incidence by 90 percent within two years. Our results suggest that mass vaccination against measles increased the years of education on average by about 0.1 years in the affected cohorts. We also find tentative evidence that the college graduation rate of men increased.

Url: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167629623001054#:~:text=Educational attainment increases by 0.12,for the same male cohorts.

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Authors: Barteska, Philipp; Dbkowitz, Sonja; Olkkola, Maarit; Rieser, Michael

Periodical (Full): Journal of Health Economics

Issue: 6

Volume: 92

Pages: 1-21

Data Collections: IPUMS USA, IPUMS NHGIS

Topics: Education, Health

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