Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Title: The Macroeconomic Consequences of Malaria Eradication in Sub-Saharan Africa
Author-Name: Minki Kim
Author-Email: minki.kim@uni-mannheim.de
Classification-JEL: O11
Keywords: Malaria, fertility, childhood human capital, quantity-quality trade-off, cross-country income difference

Abstract: 
Malaria is the primary cause of child mortality and a barrier to childhood human capital accumulation in sub-Saharan Africa. This paper quantifies the
macroeconomic consequences of malaria eradication using a structural model in which individuals endogenously respond to malaria by adjusting fertility and
educational investment through the quantity-quality tradeoff. The model matches the empirical estimates from an anti-malaria campaign in Tanzania. The
estimated per-capita income gain from eradication is substantial—nearly three times larger than previously reported— as healthier children acquire more
human capital per year of schooling, and parents also invest more per child by lowering fertility. The results support accelerating the deployment of malaria
vaccines.

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Length: 63
Creation-Date: 2025-06
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File-URL: https://www.crctr224.de/research/discussion-papers/archive/dp690
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Handle: RePEc:bon:boncrc:CRCTR224_2025_690