Bennett, Daniel, Naqvi, Syed Ali Asjad, Schmidt, Wolf-Peter. 2018. Learning, Hygiene and Traditional Medicine. Economic Journal. 128 (612), 545-574.
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Abstract
Information provision is only an effective behaviour‐change strategy if the information is credible. A novel programme augments conventional hygiene instruction by showing participants everyday microbes under a microscope. Through a randomised evaluation in Pakistan, we show that this programme leads to meaningful hygiene and health improvements, while instruction alone does not. Traditional medicine, which offers an alternative disease model, may undermine learning by strengthening prior beliefs about hygiene. We show that believers in traditional medicine have smaller impacts, suggesting that traditional and modern medical beliefs are substitutes and that traditional medicine may exacerbate the infectious disease burden in this context.
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| Status of publication | Published |
|---|---|
| Affiliation | WU |
| Type of publication | Journal article |
| Journal | Economic Journal |
| Citation Index | SSCI |
| WU Journalrating 2009 | A+ |
| Starjournal | Y |
| Language | English |
| Title | Learning, Hygiene and Traditional Medicine |
| Volume | 128 |
| Number | 612 |
| Year | 2018 |
| Page from | 545 |
| Page to | 574 |
| Reviewed? | Y |
| URL | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/ecoj.12549 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1111/ecoj.12549 |
| Open Access | N |
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- People
- Naqvi, Syed Ali Asjad (Details)
- External
- Bennett, Daniel (University of California, United States/USA)
- Schmidt, Wolf-Peter (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom)
- Organization
- Institute for Ecological Economics IN (Details)
- Research areas (ÖSTAT Classification 'Statistik Austria')
- 1133 Computer-aided simulation (Details)
- 2928 Environmental economics (Details)
- 5300 Economics (Details)
- 5323 Econometrics (Details)
- 5353 Environmental economics (Details)
- 5368 Sustainable development, sustainable economics (Details)
- 5924 Environmental economics (Details)