Replication data for: Malaria Eradication and Educational Attainment: Evidence from Paraguay and Sri Lanka

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Lucas, Adrienne M. Replication data for: Malaria Eradication and Educational Attainment: Evidence from Paraguay and Sri Lanka. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2010. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E113749V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary Mid-twentieth century malaria eradication campaigns largely eliminated malaria from Paraguay and Sri Lanka. Using these interventions as quasi-experiments, I estimate malaria's effect on lifetime female educational attainment through the combination of pre-existing geographic variation in malarial intensity and cohort exposure based on the timing of the national anti-malaria campaigns. The estimates from Sri Lanka and Paraguay are similar and indicate that malaria eradication increased years of educational attainment and literacy. The similarity of the estimates across the countries reinforces our confidence in the validity of the identification strategy. (JEL I12, I18, I21, J16, O15, O18)

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms malaria
JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      I12 Health Behavior
      I18 Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
      I21 Analysis of Education
      J16 Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
      O15 Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
      O18 Economic Development: Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage Sri Lanka, Paraguary
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 1937 – 1967 (Sri Lanka: 1937. Paraguay: 1967)
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Unit(s) of Observation:  View help for Unit(s) of Observation regions,

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