Economics of Childhood Immunization

David Hemenway

Economic Inquiry, 1994, vol. 32, issue 3, 519-23

Abstract: Recent outbreaks of measles and other childhood diseases have put immunization policy on the national agenda. This teaching note on childhood immunization, intended for principles courses, discusses the rationale for government involvement, the situation in the United States, and the policies of Northern Ireland and Austria. It emphasizes (1) the use of financial incentives to motivate behavior, (2) the distinction between shifting and moving along the demand curve, and (3) the notion of negative prices (i.e., paying the customer to 'buy' the item). Students especially like the idea of the demand curve extending below the x-axis. Copyright 1994 by Oxford University Press.

Date: 1994
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