@article{Laxminarayan:10633,
      recid = {10633},
      author = {Laxminarayan, Ramanan},
      title = {Does Reducing Malaria Improve Household Living Standards?},
      address = {2003},
      number = {1318-2016-103488},
      series = {Discussion Paper 03-50},
      pages = {15},
      year = {2003},
      abstract = {Living in malaria-endemic regions places an economic  burden on households even if they do not actually suffer an  episode of malaria. Households living with endemic malaria  are less likely to have access to economic opportunities  and may have to modify agricultural practices and other  household behavior to adapt to their disease environment.  Data from Vietnam demonstrate that reductions in malaria  incidence through government-financed malaria control  programs can contribute to higher household income for all  households living in endemic areas. Empirically, a 10%  decrease in malaria cases at the national level translates  to a roughly US $30 million annual economic benefit in the  form of improved living standards.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/10633},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.10633},
}