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Title: The Effects of Mandatory Vaccination Laws on Childhood Health and Adult Educational Attainment

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Publication Year: 2016

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Abstract: This paper investigates the effects of mandatory vaccination laws on childhood health and adult educational attainment in the United States. After the invention of a number of key vaccines, states began to require proof of immunization against certain infectious diseases for first-time school entry beginning in the 1960s. I exploit the staggered implementation of mandatory vaccination laws across states to identify both the short-run impacts on childhood morbidity and longterm effects on adult educational attainment. First, I show that the state mandates were effective in reducing the incidence rates of the targeted diseases, suggesting that the mandates did improve child health. Next, I find sizable and positive effects on educational attainment.

Url: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1987898

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Authors: Luca, Dara Lee

Publisher: Mathematica Policy Research

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Health, Other, Population Health and Health Systems

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