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Title: Malaria, Race, and Inequality: Evidence from the Early 1900s U.S. South

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2021

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ISSN: 0022-0507

DOI: 10.1017/S0022050721000449

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Abstract: This study investigates the impact of malaria eradication programs on Black-white economic disparities in the early 1900s U.S. South. Malaria eradication was widespread and improved health across races. Yet, only white men experienced economic benefits. Using matched census records, we find that increased exposure to the program was associated with higher schooling attainment and income for whites but not for Blacks. Blacks exposed to malaria eradication were more likely to be farm laborers, and both Blacks and whites were more likely to migrate out of state. Our findings suggest that malaria eradication, a broadly applied intervention, widened racial gaps.

Url: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-economic-history/article/abs/malaria-race-and-inequality-evidence-from-the-early-1900s-us-south/49676E4E58280B764372222DC1A2014F

Url: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022050721000449

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Authors: Battaglia, Emily; Kisat, Faizaan

Periodical (Full): The Journal of Economic History

Issue: 4

Volume: 81

Pages: 1173-1222

Data Collections: IPUMS USA - Ancestry Full Count Data

Topics: Health, Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Poverty and Welfare, Race and Ethnicity

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