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The economics of malaria control in an age of declining aid

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  • Eric Maskin

    (Harvard University)

  • Célestin Monga

    (African Development Bank)

  • Josselin Thuilliez

    (CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)-Centre d’economie de la Sorbonne-UMR 8174-Maison des Sciences Économiques 106-112 bd de l’Hôpital)

  • Jean-Claude Berthélemy

    (Universite Paris 1 Panth’on Sorbonne-Centre d’Economie de la Sorbonne-UMR 8174-Maison des Sciences Économiques 106-112 bd de l’Hôpital)

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This article examines financing in the fight against malaria. After briefly describing malaria control plans in Africa since 2000, it offers a stylized model of the economics of malaria and shows how health aid can help escape the malaria trap.

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  • Eric Maskin & Célestin Monga & Josselin Thuilliez & Jean-Claude Berthélemy, 2019. "The economics of malaria control in an age of declining aid," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 10(1), pages 1-5, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:10:y:2019:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-019-09991-4
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-09991-4
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