American Economic Journal:
Applied Economics
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Early-Life Malaria Exposure and Adult Outcomes: Evidence from Malaria Eradication in India
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics
vol. 2,
no. 2, April 2010
(pp. 72–94)
Abstract
We examine the effects of exposure to malaria in early childhood on educational attainment and economic status in adulthood by exploiting geographic variation in malaria prevalence in India prior to a nationwide eradication program in the 1950s. We find that the program led to modest increases in household per capita consumption for prime age men, and the effects for men are larger than those for women in most specifications. We find no evidence of increased educational attainment for men and mixed evidence for women. (JEL I12, I18, I21, 015, 018)Citation
Cutler, David, Winnie Fung, Michael Kremer, Monica Singhal, and Tom Vogl. 2010. "Early-Life Malaria Exposure and Adult Outcomes: Evidence from Malaria Eradication in India." American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2 (2): 72–94. DOI: 10.1257/app.2.2.72Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- I12 Health Production
- I18 Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
- I21 Analysis of Education
- O15 Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
- O18 Economic Development: Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses; Transportation
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