Carneiro, PedroArmand, AlexLocatelli, AndreaMihreteab, SelamKeating, Joseph2015-06-022015-06-022015-05https://hdl.handle.net/10986/21997It is often argued that engaging in indoor residual spraying in areas with high coverage of mosquito bed nets may discourage net ownership and use. This is just a case of a public program having perverse incentives. This paper analyzes new data from a randomized control trial conducted in Eritrea, which surprisingly shows the opposite: indoor residual spraying encouraged net acquisition and use. The evidence points to the role of imperfect information. The introduction of indoor residual spraying may have made the problem of malaria more salient, leading to a change in beliefs about its importance and to an increase in private health investments.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOCOMMUNITIESHOUSEHOLD SIZETREATMENTANAEMIAVILLAGESPEOPLESHOPSSPOUSEPSYCHOLOGYPREVENTIONSOCIAL RESEARCHROOMSLEVELS OF EDUCATIONSERVICESDEVELOPING COUNTRIESHEALTH INSURANCEMALARIA CONTROLPREVALENCEEFFECTSSLEEPHEALTHPOLICY DISCUSSIONSIMPACT ON CHILDRENALLERGIC REACTIONSMALARIA BURDENPROJECTGLOBAL POVERTYDANGERSPUBLIC HEALTHPROVISION OF INFORMATIONKNOWLEDGEPUBLIC POLICYMINISTRY OF HEALTHPUBLIC INFORMATIONDISEASESBACK MALARIAVENTILATIONPATIENTPATIENTSRESOURCE CONSTRAINTSDWELLINGINTERVENTIONFAMILY SIZEADOPTIONINHABITANTSOBSERVATIONHIV INFECTIONINDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICSMARKETINGEMERGENCY RESPONSESYMPTOMSPRIMARY SCHOOLHIV/AIDSINTERVIEWTEENAGERSRADIOGLOBAL DEVELOPMENTDESIGNHIV TESTINGPROGRESSMALARIA TRANSMISSIONINFORMATION CAMPAIGNSNUMBER OF ADULTSUNEMPLOYMENTDIETHOUSEHOLD LEVELMALARIA INFECTIONSTEENAGE PREGNANCYWORKERSPUBLIC PERCEPTIONSFATIGUEPOLICIESAGEDRISKY BEHAVIORGENDER DIFFERENCESMALARIA INFECTIONHIVDESCRIPTIONPARTICIPATIONPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPERGENDERHEALTH AUTHORITIESHEALTH POLICYMEDICINERISK OF MALARIAHYGIENEHOUSEHOLDMALARIA INCIDENCEHEALTH BEHAVIORYOUTHDECISION MAKINGMOSQUITO NETIFSMEASUREMENTVECTORSMALARIA MALARIAHABITATPOPULATIONSMARKETRISK OF INFECTIONYOUNG CHILDRENMALARIAPOLICYRESTWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONHEALTH POLICIESPREGNANT WOMENTROPICAL MEDICINEPREVENTION OF MALARIACHILDRENMALARIA SYMPTOMSFEMALESDISEASEVILLAGE LEVELDRINKING WATERHOUSEHOLDSMOSQUITO NETSINFECTIONVECTOR CONTROLINFECTIONSYOUNG PEOPLEALLDWELLINGSPOPULATIONFACILITIESLABOR SUPPLYHOUSESPOLICY RESEARCHINTERVENTIONSCOMMUNITYSTRATEGYFAMILIESWOMENEBOLAIMPACT OF MALARIAMALARIA-ENDEMIC REGIONSMALARIA CASESHEALTH INTERVENTIONSMALARIA PREVENTIONFEMALEENDEMIC AREASSOCIAL WORKERSHEALTH SERVICESIMPLEMENTATIONPREGNANCYSERVICESCHOOL AGECONTAMINATIONDEVELOPMENT POLICYWorking PaperWorld Bank10.1596/1813-9450-7268