TY - JOUR T1 - Measuring Social and Externality Benefits of Influenza Vaccination JF - Journal of Human Resources JO - J Hum Resour SP - 749 LP - 785 DO - 10.3368/jhr.56.3.1118-9893R2 VL - 56 IS - 3 AU - Corey White Y1 - 2021/07/01 UR - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/56/3/749.abstract N2 - 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. ER -