The Power of Markets: Impact of Desert Locust Invasions on Child Health

Bruno Conte, Lavinia Piemontese and Augustin Tapsoba

No 20-1069, TSE Working Papers from Toulouse School of Economics (TSE)

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 in-flation 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)
JEL-codes: I15 O12 Q12 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020-01
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