An economist finds that malaria is much more statistically significant in predicting underdevelopment in Africa than colonialism or the intensity of the slave trade. As the author says at the end of the paper, it doesn't mean those other things aren't important, but findings like these should remind us why infectious disease and public health are such a big deal.
(via Marginal Revolution)
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