Childhood vaccinations are an important input to disease prevention, but vaccination rates have declined over the last … impact. Anecdotal evidence on disease outbreaks suggests that they may prompt vaccination behavior. I use newly compiled data … on vaccinations and outbreaks to estimate whether vaccinations respond to disease outbreaks. I find that the pertussis …

Childhood vaccinations are an important input to disease prevention, but vaccination rates have declined over the last … impact. Anecdotal evidence on disease outbreaks suggests that they may prompt vaccination behavior. I use newly compiled data … on vaccinations and outbreaks to estimate whether vaccinations respond to disease outbreaks. I find that the pertussis …

economy with two groups of workers, who are differently exposed to a transmissible disease. We show that the economy can lead … to various scenarios in the long run, which range from a disease-free economy to a scenario in which only the most … exposed group suffers from the virus. Our numerical exercises show that the question of how a transmissible disease affects …