Short Term Health Shocks and School Attendance: The Case of a Dengue Fever Outbreak in Colombia

Kai Barron, Luis Gamboa and Paul Rodriguez-Lesmes ()
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Paul Andres Rodriguez Lesmes

No 12646, Documentos de Trabajo from Universidad del Rosario

Abstract: Abstract This paper makes use of a short, sharp, unexpected health shock in the form of the 2010 Colombian Dengue outbreak to examine the direct and indirect impact of negative health shocks on behaviour of households in affected areas. Our analysis combines data from several sources in order to obtain a comprehensive picture of the influence of the outbreak, and furthermore to understand the underlying mechanisms driving the effects. Our initial analysis indicates that the outbreak had a substantial negative effect on the health status of adults and adversely affected their ability to function as usual in their daily lives. In our aggregated school data, in areas with high levels of haemorrhagic Dengue we observe a reduction in national exam attendance (last year of secondary school) and on enrolment rates in primary education. Further analysis aims to exploit detailed individual level data to gain a more in depth understanding of the precise channels through which this disease influenced the behaviour and outcomes of the poor in Colombia.

Keywords: Education; Dengue; Colombia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I12 I20 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 19
Date: 2015-03-25
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