While the COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the large costs of infectious diseases, less
attention has been paid to the impacts of more common, endemic respiratory viruses that …

By exploiting rich retrospective data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal
Study on childhood immunization, socioeconomics, and health status, we assess the long …

Until the mid 1960s, the UK experienced regular measles epidemics, with the vast majority
of children being infected in early childhood. The introduction of a measles vaccine …

Preschool-aged children get sick frequently and spread disease to other family members.
Despite the universality of this experience, there is limited causal evidence on the …

Until the mid 1960s, the UK experienced regular measles epidemics, with the vast majority
of children being infected in early childhood. The introduction of a measles vaccine …

Previous literature suggested that promoting childhood health could have intergenerational
benefits. While several studies have pointed to the life-cycle benefits of mass vaccinations …

We investigate the long term impacts of a reduction in measles stemming from a nationwide
immunization program in Mexico. The vaccination program led to significant improvements …

Atwood (2022b) reports a positive effect of the 1963 measles vaccine on long-run economic
outcomes. The identifying variation is from pre-vaccine average reported measles incidence …