American Economic Journal:
Applied Economics
ISSN 1945-7782 (Print) | ISSN 1945-7790 (Online)
Malaria Eradication and Educational Attainment: Evidence from Paraguay and Sri Lanka
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics
vol. 2,
no. 2, April 2010
(pp. 46–71)
Abstract
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)Citation
Lucas, Adrienne M. 2010. "Malaria Eradication and Educational Attainment: Evidence from Paraguay and Sri Lanka." American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 2 (2): 46–71. DOI: 10.1257/app.2.2.46Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- I12 Health Production
- 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: Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses; Transportation