Public Mosquito Abatement
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World Bank, Washington, DC
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Mosquito abatement is a public good. A
simultaneous model of mosquito abundance and abatement
response is developed. This paper uses data from a cluster
randomized controlled experiment conducted over the period
2012-2014 in urban areas of Reunion in France to study the
impact of WHO-recommended mechanical elimination techniques,
which involve removing sources of stagnant water around the
house, on a number of outcomes, including objective
entomological indices and self-declared protective
behaviors. Empirical results document that households reduce
their protective behavior in response to public control.
This study holds implications for arboviral disease control,
including Zika control.
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mosquito, mosquito abatement, public control, private behavior, public good, arboviral disease control, Zika