The Side Effects of Immunity: Malaria and African Slavery in the United States

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Esposito, Elena
• 署名单位: University of Lausanne
• 刊物名称: AMERICAN ECONOMIC JOURNAL-APPLIED ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 1945-7782
• DOI: 10.1257/app.20190372
• 发表日期: 2022
• 页码: 290-328
• 关键词: new-orleans; disease; HISTORY; TRADE; LABOR; institutions; eradication; geography; WORLD; US

摘要

This paper documents the role of malaria in the diffusion of African slavery in the United States. The novel empirical evidence reveals that the introduction of malaria triggered a demand for malaria-resistant labor, which led to a massive expansion of African enslaved workers in the more malaria-infested areas. Further results document that among African slaves, more malaria-resistant individuals-i.e., those born in the most malaria-ridden regions of Africa-commanded significantly higher prices.