Mass vaccination and educational attainment: Evidence from the 1967-68 Measles Eradication Campaign

We show that the first nationwide mass vaccination campaign against measles increased educational attainment in the United States. Our empirical strategy exploits variation in exposure to the childhood disease across states right before the Measles Eradication Campaign of 1967-68, which reduced repo...

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Published in:Journal of health economics 2023-12, Vol.92, p.102828, Article 102828
Main Authors: Barteska, Philipp, Dobkowitz, Sonja, Olkkola, Maarit, Rieser, Michael
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