Replication data for: Micro-loans, Insecticide-Treated Bednets, and Malaria: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Orissa, India
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Alessandro Tarozzi; Aprajit Mahajan; Brian Blackburn; Dan Kopf; Lakshmi Krishnan; Joanne Yoong
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Project Citation:
Tarozzi, Alessandro, Mahajan, Aprajit, Blackburn, Brian, Kopf, Dan, Krishnan, Lakshmi, and Yoong, Joanne. Replication data for: Micro-loans, Insecticide-Treated Bednets, and Malaria: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Orissa, India. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2014. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-11. https://doi.org/10.3886/E112832V1
Project Description
Summary:
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We describe findings from the first large-scale cluster randomized controlled trial in a developing country that evaluates the uptake of a health-protecting technology, insecticide-treated bednets (ITNs), through micro-consumer loans, as compared to free distribution and control conditions. Despite a relatively high price, 52 percent of sample households purchased ITNs, highlighting the role of liquidity constraints in explaining earlier low adoption rates. We find mixed evidence of improvements in malaria indices. We interpret the results and their implications within the debate about cost sharing, sustainability and liquidity constraints in public health initiatives in developing countries.
Scope of Project
Subject Terms:
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Public Health;
Malaria;
Microfice;
Bednets
JEL Classification:
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D12 Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
G21 Banks; Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
H51 National Government Expenditures and Health
I12 Health Behavior
I18 Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
O15 Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
O18 Economic Development: Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
D12 Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
G21 Banks; Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
H51 National Government Expenditures and Health
I12 Health Behavior
I18 Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
O15 Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
O18 Economic Development: Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
Geographic Coverage:
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Orissa, India,
Odisha, India
Time Period(s):
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9/2007 – 4/2009
Universe:
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Households with affiliation to micro-lender BISWA in five district of Orissa (now Odisha, India).
Data Type(s):
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survey data;
observational data;
program source code;
experimental data
Methodology
Data Source:
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Original data collection.
Unit(s) of Observation:
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Individual,
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