Public mosquito abatement: a cluster randomized experiment

Josselin Thuilliez and Yves Dumont

No 7980, Policy Research Working Paper Series from The World Bank

Abstract: Mosquito abatement is a public good. A simultaneous model of mosquito abundance and abatement response is developed. This paper uses data from a cluster randomized controlled experiment conducted over the period 2012-2014 in urban areas of Reunion in France to study the impact of WHO-recommended mechanical elimination techniques, which involve removing sources of stagnant water around the house, on a number of outcomes, including objective entomological indices and self-declared protective behaviors. Empirical results document that households reduce their protective behavior in response to public control. This study holds implications for arboviral disease control, including Zika control.

Keywords: Macroeconomic Management; Economic Forecasting; Educational Sciences; Governance Diagnostic Capacity Building (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017-02-21
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Journal Article: Public Mosquito Abatement: A Cluster Randomized Experiment (2019)
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