The power of markets: Impact of desert locust invasions on child health

Bruno Conte, Lavinia Piemontese and Augustin Tapsoba
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Lavinia Piemontese: Bocconi University [Milan, Italy]

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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.

Keywords: Desert locust swarms; Agricultural shocks; Local markets; Child health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023-01
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Published in Journal of Health Economics, 2023, 87, pp.102712. ⟨10.1016/j.jhealeco.2022.102712⟩

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2022.102712

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