The authors measure the monetary value households place on preventing malaria in Tembien, Tigray Region, Ethiopia. They estimate a household demand function for a hypothetical malaria vaccine and compute the value of preventing malaria as the household's maximum willingness to pay to provide vaccines for all family members. They contrast willingness to pay with the traditional costs of illness (medical costs and time lost because of malaria). Their...
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2000/01/31
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Рабочий документ в рамках исследования вопросов политики
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WPS2273
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2010/07/01
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The value of preventing malaria in Tembien, Ethiopia
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cost of illness