A Shot at Economic Prosperity: Long-Term Effects of India's Childhood Immunization Program on Earnings and Consumption Expenditure

Amit Summan (), Arindam Nandi () and David E. Bloom ()
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Amit Summan: One Health Trust
Arindam Nandi: The Population Council
David E. Bloom: Harvard School of Public Health

No 15368, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: Routine childhood vaccinations are among the most cost-effective interventions. In recent years, the broader benefits of vaccines, which include improved cognitive and schooling outcomes, have also been established. This paper evaluates the long-term economic benefits of India's national program of childhood vaccinations, known as the Universal Immunization Programme (UIP). We combine individual-level data from the 68th round of the National Sample Survey of India (2011–2012) with district-wise data on the rollout of UIP in 1985–1990. We employ age-district fixed effects regression models to compare the earnings and per capita household consumer spending of 21- to 26-year-old adults who were born in UIP-covered districts vis-à-vis non-UIP districts in 1985–1990. We find that exposure to UIP in infancy increases weekly wages by 13.8% (95% CI: 7.6% to 20.3%, p

Keywords: India; child immunization; health; wages (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I15 I18 J31 J38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 76 pages
Date: 2022-06
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