Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/267965 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Series/Report no.: 
MUNI ECON Working Paper No. 2022-03
Publisher: 
Masaryk University, Faculty of Economics and Administration, Brno
Abstract: 
Malaria – a disease caused by parasitic microorganisms of the Plasmodium genus – has been shown to impede economic growth and socioeconomic development in the long-term. In this paper we use annual regional data from India to show that malaria outbreaks are associated with an immediate decline in economic development approximated by night light intensity. We find the association to be significant for outbreaks of both the globally most prevalent Plasmodium species: Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax. The estimated associations are quite sizeable. Severe outbreaks correlate with night light reductions of 5% of the standard deviation for P. falciparum and 4% for P. vivax.
Subjects: 
Malaria
Economic development
India
Plasmodium falciparum
Plasmodium vivax
Night light intensity
JEL: 
I15
R11
R12
N55
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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