How to Measure the Economic Impact of Vector-Borne Diseases at a Country Level: An Assessment

Marcello Basili and Filippo Belloc ()

Department of Economics University of Siena from Department of Economics, University of Siena

Abstract: Vector-borne diseases (VBDs) are widespread in less developed countries and re-emerging in developed ones. Available economic studies agree that VBDs induce significant effects on countries' economic outcomes, and affirm that a systematic evaluation of such effects is crucial to the efficient allocation of resources to health priorities. This paper provides a comparative assessment of available methodologies for measuring the economic impact of VBDs at a national level. We review both macroeconometric and micro-based approaches, and examine advantages and disadvantages of currently used methods. We conclude by suggesting possible methodological advancements and new challenges for future research.

Keywords: Vector-borne diseases; economic growth; health indicators. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C50 I15 O44 Q57 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012-07
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