Measuring Social and Externality Benefits of Influenza Vaccination

Corey White

Journal of Human Resources, 2021, vol. 56, issue 3, 749-785

Abstract: Vaccination represents a canonical example of externalities in economics, yet there are few estimates of their magnitudes. I estimate social and externality benefits of influenza vaccination in two settings. First, using a natural experiment, I estimate the impacts of aggregate vaccination rates on mortality and work absences in the United States. Second, I examine a setting with large potential externality benefits: vaccination mandates for healthcare workers. I find that the social benefits of vaccination are substantial, most of benefits operate through an externality, and the benefits of healthcare worker vaccination are particularly large.

JEL-codes: D62 H23 I12 I18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
Note: DOI: 10.3368/jhr.56.3.1118-9893R2
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Related works:
Working Paper: Measuring Social and Externality Benefits of in Influenza Vaccination (2019)
Working Paper: Measuring the Social and Externality Benefits of Influenza Vaccination (2018)
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