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Conte, Bruno, Piemontese, Lavinia and Tapsoba, Augustin
(2023)
The power of markets: Impact of desert locust invasions on child health.
Journal of Health Economics, vol.87.
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Abstract
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.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Language: | English |
| Date: | January 2023 |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Place of Publication: | Amsterdam |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Desert locust swarms, Agricultural shocks, Local markets, Child health |
| JEL Classification: | O12 - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development Q12 - Micro Analysis of Farm Firms, Farm Households, and Farm Input Markets Q18 - Agricultural Policy; Food Policy |
| Subjects: | B- ECONOMIE ET FINANCE |
| Divisions: | TSE-R (Toulouse) |
| Site: | UT1 |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Jan 2023 08:00 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Jan 2023 08:01 |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:tse-fr.eu:127751 |
| URI: | https://publications.ut-capitole.fr/id/eprint/46724 |
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