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Econ

omic

s 17

2Is

sues

in A

frica

n E

cono

mic

Dev

elop

men

t

Pro

fess

or T

ed M

igue

lD

epar

tmen

t of E

cono

mic

sU

nive

rsity

of C

alifo

rnia

, Ber

kele

y

Econ

omic

s 17

2Is

sues

in A

frica

n E

cono

mic

Dev

elop

men

t

Lect

ure

6 �

Febr

uary

1, 2

007

Eco

nom

ics

172:

Lec

ture

63

Eco

nom

ics

172:

Lec

ture

64

Hea

lth a

nd w

ealth

: cau

se o

r effe

ct?

�H

ow c

an w

e de

term

ine

whe

ther

poo

r hea

lth is

the

caus

e of

pov

erty

(as

Blo

om a

nd S

achs

ass

ert)

or v

ice

vers

a?�

This

is a

diff

icul

t pro

blem

�M

ore

gene

rally

how

to in

terp

ret C

orr(

A, B

) > 0

?1.

�A c

ause

s B

�: A

!B

2. �B

cau

ses

A�:

B !

A3.

A !

Ban

d B

!A

sim

ulta

neou

sly

4. S

ome

othe

r fac

tor C

cau

ses

both

: C !

Aan

d C

!B

5. T

he a

ssoc

iatio

n is

pur

ely

coin

cide

ntal

(but

regr

essi

on

conf

iden

ce in

terv

als

help

add

ress

this

)

Eco

nom

ics

172:

Lec

ture

65

Ano

ther

app

roac

h: a

naly

sis

with

�mic

ro-d

ata�

�B

oth

Blo

om a

nd S

achs

(199

8) a

nd A

JR (2

001)

focu

s on

br

oad

coun

try-le

vel h

isto

rical

tren

ds�

But

est

ablis

hing

cau

salit

y an

d th

eore

tical

cha

nnel

s is

ex

ceed

ingl

y di

fficu

lt in

that

set

ting

�A

noth

er a

ppro

ach

uses

dat

a at

the

leve

l of i

ndiv

idua

ls,

com

mun

ities

, or f

irms

to te

st th

eorie

s ab

out t

he li

nk

betw

een

heal

th a

nd w

ealth

�P

robl

em S

et #

1 fe

atur

es s

ome

anal

ysis

of t

his

kind

Eco

nom

ics

172:

Lec

ture

66

Mig

uel (

2005

) / M

igue

l and

Kre

mer

(200

4)

Eco

nom

ics

172:

Lec

ture

67

Mig

uel (

2005

) / M

igue

l and

Kre

mer

(200

4)

�E

duca

tion

is a

pos

sibl

e ch

anne

l lin

king

hea

lth, i

ncom

e

Poo

r hea

lthLo

wer

inco

me

Eco

nom

ics

172:

Lec

ture

68

Mig

uel (

2005

) / M

igue

l and

Kre

mer

(200

4)

�E

duca

tion

is a

pos

sibl

e ch

anne

l lin

king

hea

lth, i

ncom

e

Edu

catio

n

Poo

r hea

lthLo

wer

inco

me

Eco

nom

ics

172:

Lec

ture

69

Mig

uel (

2005

) / M

igue

l and

Kre

mer

(200

4)

�W

orm

s ar

e am

ong

the

wor

ld�s

mos

t pre

vale

nt d

isea

ses:

Par

asite

# in

fect

ions

glo

bally

Hoo

kwor

m1.

3 bi

llion

Rou

ndw

orm

1.3

billi

onW

hipw

orm

900

mill

ion

Sch

isto

som

iasi

s20

0 m

illio

n

Eco

nom

ics

172:

Lec

ture

610

Eco

nom

ics

172:

Lec

ture

611

Mig

uel (

2005

) / M

igue

l and

Kre

mer

(200

4)

�W

orm

s ar

e am

ong

the

wor

ld�s

mos

t pre

vale

nt d

isea

ses:

Par

asite

# in

fect

ions

glo

bally

Hoo

kwor

m1.

3 bi

llion

Rou

ndw

orm

1.3

billi

onW

hipw

orm

900

mill

ion

Sch

isto

som

iasi

s20

0 m

illio

n

�H

ealth

and

nut

ritio

nal c

onse

quen

ces

�an

emia

, w

eakn

ess,

list

less

ness

, stu

ntin

g, w

astin

g, s

tom

ach

pain

espe

cial

ly fo

r hea

vy in

fect

ions

Eco

nom

ics

172:

Lec

ture

612

Mig

uel (

2005

) / M

igue

l and

Kre

mer

(200

4)

�Tr

ansm

issi

on o

f wor

m in

fect

ions

thro

ugh

poor

hyg

iene

, sa

nita

tion.

Elim

inat

ing

one

pers

on�s

infe

ctio

n m

ay re

duce

tra

nsm

issi

on to

oth

ers:

�ext

erna

litie

s� /

spill

over

s

Eco

nom

ics

172:

Lec

ture

613

Mig

uel (

2005

) / M

igue

l and

Kre

mer

(200

4)

�Tr

ansm

issi

on o

f wor

m in

fect

ions

thro

ugh

poor

hyg

iene

, sa

nita

tion.

Elim

inat

ing

one

pers

on�s

infe

ctio

n m

ay re

duce

tra

nsm

issi

on to

oth

ers:

�ext

erna

litie

s� /

spill

over

s

�Tr

eatm

ent i

s ch

eap

(<U

S$1

per

yea

r)�

Dru

gs: a

lben

dazo

le, p

razi

quan

tel

Eco

nom

ics

172:

Lec

ture

614

Hea

lth a

nd e

duca

tion:

cau

se o

r effe

ct?

�W

hat i

s th

e im

pact

of w

orm

infe

ctio

ns o

n ed

ucat

ion?

Eco

nom

ics

172:

Lec

ture

615

Hea

lth a

nd e

duca

tion:

cau

se o

r effe

ct?

�W

hat i

s th

e im

pact

of w

orm

infe

ctio

ns o

n ed

ucat

ion?

�In

dat

a, c

hild

ren

with

wor

se w

orm

infe

ctio

ns te

nd to

hav

e w

orse

edu

catio

nal p

erfo

rman

ce th

an o

ther

chi

ldre

n

�H

ow to

inte

rpre

t Cor

r(H

ealth

, Edu

catio

n) >

0 ?

1. �A

cau

ses

B�:

Hea

lth!

Edu

catio

n2.

�B c

ause

s A

�: E

duca

tion !

Hea

lth3.

A !

Ban

d B

!A

sim

ulta

neou

sly

4. S

ome

othe

r fac

tor C

cau

ses

both

: C !

Aan

d C

!B

5. T

he a

ssoc

iatio

n is

pur

ely

coin

cide

ntal

(but

regr

essi

on

conf

iden

ce in

terv

als

help

add

ress

this

)

Eco

nom

ics

172:

Lec

ture

616

Hea

lth a

nd e

duca

tion:

cau

se o

r effe

ct?

�W

hat i

s th

e im

pact

of w

orm

infe

ctio

ns o

n ed

ucat

ion?

�In

dat

a, c

hild

ren

with

wor

se w

orm

infe

ctio

ns te

nd to

hav

e w

orse

edu

catio

nal p

erfo

rman

ce th

an o

ther

chi

ldre

n

�H

ow to

inte

rpre

t Cor

r(H

ealth

, Edu

catio

n) >

0 ?

1. �A

cau

ses

B�:

Hea

lth!

Edu

catio

n2.

�B c

ause

s A

�: E

duca

tion !

Hea

lth3.

A !

Ban

d B

!A

sim

ulta

neou

sly

4. S

ome

othe

r fac

tor C

cau

ses

both

: C !

Aan

d C

!B

5. T

he a

ssoc

iatio

n is

pur

ely

coin

cide

ntal

(but

regr

essi

on

conf

iden

ce in

terv

als

help

add

ress

this

)

Eco

nom

ics

172:

Lec

ture

617

Om

itted

var

iabl

e bi

as in

OLS

Eco

nom

ics

172:

Lec

ture

618

Om

itted

var

iabl

e bi

as in

OLS

(1)

Y

i= a

+ b

Wi+

cX

i+

e i

Eco

nom

ics

172:

Lec

ture

619

Om

itted

var

iabl

e bi

as in

OLS

(1)

Y

i= a

+ b

Wi+

cX

i+

e i

Y: e

duca

tiona

l out

com

e (e

.g.,

scho

ol a

ttend

ance

)W

: ind

icat

or v

aria

ble

(=0

or 1

) for

hav

ing

wor

ms

X: c

hild

cha

ract

eris

tic (e

.g.,

hom

e so

cioe

cono

mic

sta

tus)

Eco

nom

ics

172:

Lec

ture

620

Om

itted

var

iabl

e bi

as in

OLS

(1)

Y

i= a

+ b

Wi+

cX

i+

e i

Y: e

duca

tiona

l out

com

e (e

.g.,

scho

ol a

ttend

ance

)W

: ind

icat

or v

aria

ble

(=0

or 1

) for

hav

ing

wor

ms

X: c

hild

cha

ract

eris

tic (e

.g.,

hom

e so

cioe

cono

mic

sta

tus)

a, b

, c: p

aram

eter

s / �

coef

ficie

nts�

to b

e es

timat

ed

Eco

nom

ics

172:

Lec

ture

621

Om

itted

var

iabl

e bi

as in

OLS

(1)

Y

i= a

+ b

Wi+

cX

i+

e i

Y: e

duca

tiona

l out

com

e (e

.g.,

scho

ol a

ttend

ance

)W

: ind

icat

or v

aria

ble

(=0

or 1

) for

hav

ing

wor

ms

X: c

hild

cha

ract

eris

tic (e

.g.,

hom

e so

cioe

cono

mic

sta

tus)

a, b

, c: p

aram

eter

s / �

coef

ficie

nts�

to b

e es

timat

ed

e: w

hite

noi

se �e

rror

/dis

turb

ance

� ter

m, E

(e) =

0i:

deno

tes

pers

on �i

� in

the

popu

latio

n, i

from

1, �

, N

Eco

nom

ics

172:

Lec

ture

622

Om

itted

var

iabl

e bi

as in

OLS

(1)

Y

i= a

+ b

Wi+

cX

i+

e i

Exp

ecta

tions

(�av

erag

e�) o

f the

out

com

e fo

r diff

eren

t cas

es:

1.E

(Yi|

Wi=

1, X

i=1)

= ?

Eco

nom

ics

172:

Lec

ture

623

Om

itted

var

iabl

e bi

as in

OLS

(1)

Y

i= a

+ b

Wi+

cX

i+

e i

Exp

ecta

tions

(�av

erag

e�) o

f the

out

com

e fo

r diff

eren

t cas

es:

1. E

(Yi|

Wi=

1, X

i=1)

= a

+ b

E(W

i| W

i=1,

Xi=

1)+

cE(X

i| W

i=1,

Xi=

1) +

E(e

i| W

i=1,

Xi=

1)

Eco

nom

ics

172:

Lec

ture

624

Om

itted

var

iabl

e bi

as in

OLS

(1)

Y

i= a

+ b

Wi+

cX

i+

e i

Exp

ecta

tions

(�av

erag

e�) o

f the

out

com

e fo

r diff

eren

t cas

es:

1.E

(Yi|

Wi=

1, X

i=1)

= a

+ b

+ c

+ E

(ei|

Wi=

1, X

i=1)

Eco

nom

ics

172:

Lec

ture

625

Om

itted

var

iabl

e bi

as in

OLS

(1)

Y

i= a

+ b

Wi+

cX

i+

e i

Exp

ecta

tions

(�av

erag

e�) o

f the

out

com

e fo

r diff

eren

t cas

es:

1.E

(Yi|

Wi=

1, X

i=1)

= a

+ b

+ c

+ E

(ei|

Wi=

1, X

i=1)

= a+

b+c

Eco

nom

ics

172:

Lec

ture

626

Om

itted

var

iabl

e bi

as in

OLS

(1)

Y

i= a

+ b

Wi+

cX

i+

e i

Exp

ecta

tions

(�av

erag

e�) o

f the

out

com

e fo

r diff

eren

t cas

es:

1.E

(Yi|

Wi=

1, X

i=1)

= a

+ b

+ c

+ E

(ei|

Wi=

1, X

i=1)

= a+

b+c

2.E

(Yi|

Wi=

1, X

i=0)

= a

+ b

+ E

(ei|

Wi=

1, X

i=1)

= a

+b

Eco

nom

ics

172:

Lec

ture

627

Om

itted

var

iabl

e bi

as in

OLS

(1)

Y

i= a

+ b

Wi+

cX

i+

e i

Exp

ecta

tions

(�av

erag

e�) o

f the

out

com

e fo

r diff

eren

t cas

es:

1.E

(Yi|

Wi=

1, X

i=1)

= a

+ b

+ c

+ E

(ei|

Wi=

1, X

i=1)

= a+

b+c

2.E

(Yi|

Wi=

1, X

i=0)

= a

+ b

+ E

(ei|

Wi=

1, X

i=1)

= a

+b3.

E(Y

i| W

i=0,

Xi=

1) =

a +

c +

E(e

i| W

i=1,

Xi=

1) =

a+c

Eco

nom

ics

172:

Lec

ture

628

Om

itted

var

iabl

e bi

as in

OLS

(1)

Y

i= a

+ b

Wi+

cX

i+

e i

Exp

ecta

tions

(�av

erag

e�) o

f the

out

com

e fo

r diff

eren

t cas

es:

1.E

(Yi|

Wi=

1, X

i=1)

= a

+ b

+ c

+ E

(ei|

Wi=

1, X

i=1)

= a+

b+c

2.E

(Yi|

Wi=

1, X

i=0)

= a

+ b

+ E

(ei|

Wi=

1, X

i=1)

= a

+b3.

E(Y

i| W

i=0,

Xi=

1) =

a +

c +

E(e

i| W

i=1,

Xi=

1) =

a+c

4.E

(Yi|

Wi=

0, X

i=0)

= a

+ E

(ei|

Wi=

1, X

i=1)

= c

Eco

nom

ics

172:

Lec

ture

629

Om

itted

var

iabl

e bi

as in

OLS

(1)

Yi=

a +

bW

i+ c

Xi

+ e i

(2)

E(Y

i| W

i=1)

�E

(Yi|

Wi=

0)

Eco

nom

ics

172:

Lec

ture

630

Om

itted

var

iabl

e bi

as in

OLS

(1)

Yi=

a +

bW

i+ c

Xi

+ e i

(2)

E(Y

i| W

i=1)

�E

(Yi|

Wi=

0)

= [a

+ b

+ c

E(X

i| W

i=1)

+ E

(ei|

Wi=

1)]

�[a

+ 0

+ c

E(X

i| W

i=0)

+ E

(ei|

Wi=

0)]

Eco

nom

ics

172:

Lec

ture

631

Om

itted

var

iabl

e bi

as in

OLS

(1)

Yi=

a +

bW

i+ c

Xi

+ e i

(2)

E(Y

i| W

i=1)

�E

(Yi|

Wi=

0)

= [a

+ b

+ c

E(X

i| W

i=1)

+ E

(ei|

Wi=

1)]

�[a

+ 0

+ c

E(X

i| W

i=0)

+ E

(ei|

Wi=

0)]

= b

+ c

[E(X

i| W

i=1)

�E

(Xi|

Wi=

0)]

Eco

nom

ics

172:

Lec

ture

632

Om

itted

var

iabl

e bi

as in

OLS

(1)

Yi=

a +

bW

i+ c

Xi

+ e i

(2)

E(Y

i| W

i=1)

�E

(Yi|

Wi=

0)

= [a

+ b

+ c

E(X

i| W

i=1)

+ E

(ei|

Wi=

1)]

�[a

+ 0

+ c

E(X

i| W

i=0)

+ E

(ei|

Wi=

0)]

= b

+ c

[E(X

i| W

i=1)

�E

(Xi|

Wi=

0)]

True

effe

ct�O

mitt

ed v

aria

ble/

sele

ctio

n bi

as� t

erm

Eco

nom

ics

172:

Lec

ture

633

Dea

ling

with

om

itted

var

iabl

e bi

as�

Whe

n is

om

itted

var

iabl

e bi

as n

ot a

pro

blem

?

Eco

nom

ics

172:

Lec

ture

634

Dea

ling

with

om

itted

var

iabl

e bi

as�

Whe

n is

om

itted

var

iabl

e bi

as n

ot a

pro

blem

?1)

Col

lect

info

rmat

ion

on X

Eco

nom

ics

172:

Lec

ture

635

Dea

ling

with

om

itted

var

iabl

e bi

as�

Whe

n is

om

itted

var

iabl

e bi

as n

ot a

pro

blem

?1)

Col

lect

info

rmat

ion

on X

Bet

ter d

ata

colle

ctio

n re

duce

s O

VB

, few

er X

�s

Eco

nom

ics

172:

Lec

ture

636

Dea

ling

with

om

itted

var

iabl

e bi

as�

Whe

n is

om

itted

var

iabl

e bi

as n

ot a

pro

blem

?1)

Col

lect

info

rmat

ion

on X

Bet

ter d

ata

colle

ctio

n re

duce

s O

VB

, few

er X

�s2)

The

om

itted

var

iabl

e do

es n

ot a

ffect

the

outc

ome

Eco

nom

ics

172:

Lec

ture

637

Dea

ling

with

om

itted

var

iabl

e bi

as�

Whe

n is

om

itted

var

iabl

e bi

as n

ot a

pro

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ics

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itted

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n is

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rest

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)

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ics

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ould

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nom

ics

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ture

642

Mig

uel (

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igue

l and

Kre

mer

(200

4)

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choo

l Dew

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ject

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DP

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nom

ics

172:

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ture

643

Mig

uel (

2005

) / M

igue

l and

Kre

mer

(200

4)

�P

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ics

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ture

644

Mig

uel (

2005

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igue

l and

Kre

mer

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ompa

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nom

ics

172:

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ture

645

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nom

ics

172:

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ture

646

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nom

ics

172:

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ture

647

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nom

ics

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648

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ics

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653

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657

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659

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660

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)

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661

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662

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663

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nom

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664

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665

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nom

ics

172:

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ture

666

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667

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nom

ics

172:

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ture

668

Giv

en th

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nom

ics

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669

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670

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ics

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ture

671

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673

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172:

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)

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ics

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675

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172:

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676

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679

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680

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172:

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681

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