| Autor: |
Bruno Conte, Lavinia Piemontese, Augustin Tapsoba |
| Rok vydání: |
2023 |
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| Zdroj: |
Journal of Health Economics. 87:102712 |
| ISSN: |
0167-6296 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.jhealeco.2022.102712 |
| Popis: |
This paper investigates the consequences of the 2004 locust plague in Mali. We argue that in agricultural economies with a single harvest per year, this type of shock can affect households through two channels: first, a speculative/anticipatory effect that kicks in during the growing season, followed by a local crop failure effect after harvest. We document a substantial impact of the plague on crop price inflation before the harvest. Regarding health setbacks, children subject only to the speculative/anticipatory effect suffered as much as those exposed to the actual crop failure effect. The latter is more severe for children born in isolated areas. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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