Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/58648 
Year of Publication: 
2012
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 6560
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
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 which surprisingly shows the opposite: IRS encouraged net acquisition and use. Our evidence points to the role of imperfect information. The introduction of IRS may have made the problem of malaria more salient, leading to a change in beliefs about its importance and to an increase in private health investments.
Subjects: 
malaria
bed nets
indoor residual spray
information
beliefs
behavior
crowding out
health
developing countries
JEL: 
D12
D83
H42
I10
I12
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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