【本期主题】Long-term Effects of Early Childhood Malaria Exposure on Education and Health: Evidence from Colonial Taiwan
In the early-1910s, the Japanese colonial government initiated an island-wide malaria eradication campaign in Taiwan, resulting in not only a fast decline in malaria across time but also elimination of disparity in malaria across regions. Exploiting variations in malaria exposure risk around birth arguably caused by the campaign after controlling for other transitional factors, we estimate the effects of early childhood malaria exposure on education and health at older ages. We find that malaria exposure around birth leads to lower life-time educational attainment and, in particular, to worse health outcomes in old age as reflected in worse cognitive function, a higher likelihood of cardiovascular diseases and a higher mortality hazard, compared to those who were not exposed.
【报告人】张纲纮 中央财经大学 助理教授
美国密歇根州立大学 经济学博士
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报告人简介：张纲纮，英文名Simon Chang，中央财经大学中国人力资本与劳动经济研究中心助理教授，于2009年7月从美国密歇根州立大学获得经济学博士学位。研究领域是健康经济学和应用计量。目前的研究主题包含健康保险和台湾的医疗改革，未来的研究方向是中国的医疗改革。曾获得美国国务院傅尔布莱特奖学金 (2003-2005)和台湾蒋经国学术交流基金会博士论文奖学金(2007-2008)。
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