| Title: | The economics of malaria in Africa (2023) |
| Authors: | Jean-Claude Berthelemy, Author ; Josselin Thuilliez, Author |
| In : | UNU-WIDER Research Paper (47/2014, February 2014) |
| Article on page: | 26 p. |
| Languages: | English |
| Descriptors: |
[Eurovoc] GEOGRAPHY > Africa > sub-Saharan Africa [Eurovoc] SOCIAL QUESTIONS > health > illness > infectious disease [Eurovoc] SOCIAL QUESTIONS > health > medical science > epidemiology [JEL] I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I1 - Health > I15 - Health and Economic Development |
| Abstract: | Malaria still claims a heavy human and economic toll, specifically in sub-Saharan Africa. Even though the causality between malaria and poverty is presumably bi-directional, malaria plays a role in the economic difficulties of the region. This article provides an analysis of the economic consequences of malaria (with an emphasis on human capital accumulation and productivity), and a discussion of policies aimed at reducing its incidence. A major initiative has been the distribution of insecticidal bed-nets at a highly subsidized price. An economic-epidemiology model is used to explain why such policy is doomed to fail in presence of a very high poverty incidence, as observed in the African region. |
| Doi : |
DOI : 10.35188/UNU-WIDER/2014/768-4 
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| Axe de recherche : | Trajectoires de développement durable |
| Link for e-copy: | https://hal.science/hal-01045213 |
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