RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Measuring Social and Externality Benefits of Influenza Vaccination
JF Journal of Human Resources
JO J Hum Resour
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 749
OP 785
DO 10.3368/jhr.56.3.1118-9893R2
VO 56
IS 3
A1 Corey White
YR 2021
UL http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/56/3/749.abstract
AB 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.