The Disease Environment, Schooling, and Development Outcomes
Evidence from Ethiopia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20303626 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alfredo Burlando (0000-0002-6904-1842, University of Oregon, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 1563-1584 |
| Publication date | 2015-12-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Development Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0388 • E-ISSN: 1743-9140 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00220388.2015.1087512 |
| OpenAlex | W2176716011 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 13 |
The disease environment could help explain underdevelopment in Africa. This article shows that local malaria risk is associated with worse local development outcomes. Combining an Ethiopian household survey with satellite-derived topographical information, the article shows that malaria incidence is correlated with village elevation, slope and their interaction; that is, malaria is sensitive to elevation in flatlands, where the habitat is suitable for mosquito breeding, but not in steeper lands. Using topography as a predictor of the disease environment, education levels are found to be negatively correlated with malaria. I find suggestive evidence that some other outcomes are related to malaria risk. Finally, the performance of topography predictors is assessed against other climate-based predictors of malaria
Biology · Disease · Economic growth · Economics · Elevation (ballistics) · Environmental health · Geography · Incidence (geometry) · Malaria · Socioeconomics · Underdevelopment · COVID-19 epidemiological studies · Demography · Immunology · Malaria Research and Control · Medicine · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
| Citations per year | 0.4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |