Maternal education and childhood immunization in Turkey

Arbeitspapier

We study the causal effect of maternal education on childhood immunization rates. We use the Compulsory Education Law (CEL) of 1997, and the differentiation in its implementation across regions, as instruments for schooling of young mothers in Turkey. The CEL increased the compulsory years of schooling of those born after 1986 from 5 to 8 years. We find that education of mothers increases the probability of completing the full course of DPT and Hepatitis B vaccinations for their children. The results are robust to variation in regression specification and including various individual and community variables.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: GLO Discussion Paper ; No. 108

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; National Government Expenditures and Health ; National Government Expenditures and Education ; Health Behavior
• Subject: DPT (diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus) ; Hepatitis B ; Maternal Education ; Vaccination ; Difference-in-Difference-in-Difference ; Instrumental variable

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Özer, Mustafa ; Fidrmuc, Jan ; Eryurt, Mehmet Ali
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Global Labor Organization (GLO)
• (where): Maastricht
• (when): 2017

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/167652
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:46 AM CET