01051nam a22001097a 4500008004100000100002000041245007600061260004800137300003000185520067800215773004800893221226b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aAtwood, Alicia   aThe long-term effects of measles vaccination on earnings and employment  aAmerican Economic Journal: Economic Policy   a14(2), May, 2022: p.34-60  aThe measles vaccine was introduced in 1963. Take-up of the vaccine in the United States occurred quickly and universally, leading to reductions in morbidity and mortality. New biological evidence on how the measles virus interacts with our immune system indicates the impact of the measles vaccine may be underestimated. Using a difference-in-difference identification strategy, I find evidence the measles vaccine increased earnings and employment. Long-term follow-up of adults finds an increase in income of 1.1 percent and positive effects on employment. This increase in income is not from an increase in hours worked but rather from greater productivity.- Reproduced   aAmerican Economic Journal: Economic Policy