Browsing by Author "Lim, Angelica Eunice S."
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Item Restricted Basic childhood immunization and its effect on long term labor market outcomes(2022-01) Lim, Angelica Eunice S.; Yao, Alia Dominique Y.; Jandoc, Karl Robert L.As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been more discourse on vaccination and its implications on one’s health and economic outlook. This study explores whether vaccination for Tuberculosis (TB), Diphtheria, Pertussis and Tetanus (DPT), polio, and measles in the first 2 years of life affect long-term labor market outcomes using data from Metropolitan Cebu in the Philippines. The Cebu Longitudinal Health and Nutrition Survey provided data on children and their household’s characteristics. Propensity score matching was used to analyze the difference between the labor market outcomes of unvaccinated and vaccinated individuals. The results showed a significant difference in total earnings and job formality, but no significant difference was seen in the hours worked on their main job. Although the results show that total earnings and job formality are negatively significant between the vaccinated and unvaccinated, it is a point of emphasis that the use of at least one immunization may not be enough to exhibit the actual effects of vaccination. Thus, this relationship is not strongly established and should be examined more closely.