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Article: Epidemic disease and innovation
| Title | Epidemic disease and innovation |
|---|---|
| Authors | |
| Keywords | Disease Innovation Technology adoption |
| Issue Date | 1-Mar-2025 |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Citation | Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2025, v. 231 How to Cite? |
| Abstract | It is well-documented that the TseTse fly, which transmits an epidemic disease lethal to livestock, has precluded technology adoption in Africa. In this study, we systematically examine the impact of the TseTse fly on firm innovation in modern Africa. Exploiting newly georeferenced firm data across the world, we find that firms in places that satisfy the TseTse survival conditions are less likely to innovate, and this relationship is unique to Africa and more pronounced in industries with higher innovation intensity. Exploring the channel, we find that people hold more hostile attitude towards technology in historically heavily infested areas. |
| Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/360465 |
| ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 2.3 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.326 |
| DC Field | Value | Language |
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| dc.contributor.author | An, Jiafu | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Chen, Boyang | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Zhao, Ruoran | - |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-09-11T00:30:34Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2025-09-11T00:30:34Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2025-03-01 | - |
| dc.identifier.citation | Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2025, v. 231 | - |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0167-2681 | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/360465 | - |
| dc.description.abstract | <p>It is well-documented that the TseTse fly, which transmits an epidemic disease lethal to livestock, has precluded technology adoption in Africa. In this study, we systematically examine the impact of the TseTse fly on firm innovation in modern Africa. Exploiting newly georeferenced firm data across the world, we find that firms in places that satisfy the TseTse survival conditions are less likely to innovate, and this relationship is unique to Africa and more pronounced in industries with higher innovation intensity. Exploring the channel, we find that people hold more hostile attitude towards technology in historically heavily infested areas.</p> | - |
| dc.language | eng | - |
| dc.publisher | Elsevier | - |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization | - |
| dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | - |
| dc.subject | Disease | - |
| dc.subject | Innovation | - |
| dc.subject | Technology adoption | - |
| dc.title | Epidemic disease and innovation | - |
| dc.type | Article | - |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.jebo.2025.106917 | - |
| dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85216488131 | - |
| dc.identifier.volume | 231 | - |
| dc.identifier.eissn | 2328-7616 | - |
| dc.identifier.issnl | 0167-2681 | - |