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Evaluating nationwide health interventions when standard before-after doesn't work: Malawi's ITN distribution program
Deuchert, Eva; Wunsch, Conny - 2010
Nationwide health interventions are difficult to evaluate as contemporaneous control groups do not exist and before-after approaches are usually infeasible. We propose an alternative semi-parametric estimator that is based on the assumption that the intervention has no direct effect on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269761
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Global climate change and the resurgence of tropical disease: An economic approach
Gollin, Douglas; Zimmermann, Christian - 2010
We study the impact of global climate change on the prevalence of tropical diseases using a heterogeneous agent dynamic general equilibrium model. In our framework, households can take actions (e.g., purchasing bednets or other goods) that provide partial protection from disease. However, these...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269933
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Do public health interventions crowd out private health investments? Malaria control policies in Eritrea
Carneiro, Pedro; Locatelli, Andrea; Ghebremeskel, Tewolde; … - 2012
It is often argued that engaging in indoor residual spraying (IRS) in areas with high coverage of mosquito bed nets may discourage net ownership and use. This is just a case of a public program inducing perverse incentives. We analyze new data from a randomized control trial conducted in Eritrea...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282319
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Long-term effects of early childhood malaria exposure on education and health: Evidence from colonial Taiwan
Chang, Simon; Fleisher, Belton M.; Kim, Seonghoon; Liu, … - 2011
We estimate the effects of early childhood malaria exposure on education and health at older ages by exploiting variations in malaria exposure risk around birth that resulted from a universal malaria eradication campaign in colonial Taiwan in the early 20th century. We find that malaria exposure...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010278381
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Family migration: a vehicle of child morbidity in the informal settlements of Nairobi City, Kenya?
Konseiga, Adama - 2008
migration and, if they do, whether they will leave the children behind or not. The final choice is made to ensure the optimal … survival chances for the child. This paper contributes to understanding the health consequences of raising the children in the … context of increasing urban poverty in Nairobi, Kenya. The findings indicate that households who migrated together with their …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268526
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Minimum wages in Kenya
Andalón, Mabel; Pagés, Carmen - 2008
This paper examines the performance of minimum wage legislation in Kenya, both in terms of its coverage and enforcement …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269259
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Got technology? The impact of computers and cell phones on productivity in a difficult business climate ; evidence from firms with female owners in Kenya
Menon, Nidhiya - 2011
Firms in Kenya rely on technologies such as computers, cell-phones, and generators to overcome constraints associated … missionary schools from Kenya's colonial past, as well as geographical indicators such as rainfall, changes in forest cover, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274691
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Anatomy of a health scare: education, income and the MMR controversy in the UK
Anderberg, Dan; Chevalier, Arnaud; Wadsworth, Jonathan - 2008
children, could have potentially serious side-effects. As the controversy set in, uptake of the MMR vaccine by more educated …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268657
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The economics, technology and neuroscience of human capability formation
Heckman, James Joseph - 2007
This paper begins the synthesis of two currently unrelated literatures: the human capital approach to health economics and the economics of cognitive and noncognitive skill formation. A lifecycle investment framework is the foundation for understanding the origins of human inequality and for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274245
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The developmental approach to child and adult health
Conti, Gabriella; Heckman, James J. - 2012
Pediatricians should consider the costs and benefits of preventing rather than treating childhood diseases. We present an integrated developmental approach to child and adult health that considers the costs and benefits of interventions over the life cycle. We suggest policies to promote child...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291401