Agricultural policy,migration, and malaria in the United States in the 1930s |
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| Authors: | Alan I Barreca Price V Fishback Shawn Kantor |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Economics and Statistics \"Cognetti de Martiis\", University of Turin, Turin & BRICK Collegio Carlo Alberto, Moncalieri, Italy;2. School of European Political Economy, Luiss Guido Carli, Rome & BRICK Collegio Carlo Alberto, Moncalieri, Italy;1. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, 230 S LaSalle St 11th Floor, Chicago, IL 60201, United States;2. University of Oregon, United States;3. Princeton University, United States |
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| Abstract: | The Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) was associated with a population shift in the United States in the 1930s. Evaluating the relationship between the AAA and the incidence of malaria can therefore offer important lessons regarding the broader consequences of demographic changes. Using a quasi-first difference model and a robust set of controls, we find a negative association between AAA expenditures and malaria death rates at the county level. Further, we find that the AAA was associated with increased out-migration of low-income groups from counties with high-risk malaria ecologies. These results suggest that the AAA-induced migration played an important role in the reduction of malaria. |
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