Replication Data for: The Long-Term Effects of Measles Vaccination on Earnings and Employment

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Alicia Atwood, Vassar College

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Project Citation:

Atwood, Alicia. Replication Data for: The Long-Term Effects of Measles Vaccination on Earnings and Employment. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2022. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2022-04-21. https://doi.org/10.3886/E138401V1

Project Description

Summary: This is the data and code that accompanies the paper. 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-differences 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.

Scope of Project

Subject Terms: infectious disease; measles

JEL Classification:
      I12 Health Behavior
      I15 Health and Economic Development
      J24 Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity

Geographic Coverage: United States of America

Time Period(s): 1952 – 1975 (infectious disease rates); 2000 – 2017 (adult outcomes)

Universe: US born adults aged 25-60 in 2000-2017

Data Type(s): administrative records data

Methodology

Sampling: All adults aged 25-60 born in the US with their state of birth identified

Data Source: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: 1952-1975
Current Population Report: 1952-1968
Survey of Epidemiology and End Results: 1969-1975
Second Health Examination Survey: 1963
Third Health Examination Survey: 1966
First National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey: 1971
ACS: 2000-2017
Census: 1960-1970

Unit(s) of Observation: individual

Geographic Unit: state

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V1 [2022-04-21]

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