We argue that institutions are bundles that involve trade-offs in the government's ability to
provide public goods that affect public health. We hypothesize that the institutions underlying …

While few economists dispute that governments should have some role in dealing with
pandemics, the relevant institutional question is whether governments can deal with …

Standard economic theory suggests that government is a cheaper way to internalize
prevention externalities than private entities. This paper argues that this view depends on …

Standard economic and public choice approaches to epidemiology ignore the role
individuals play in disease prevention. Whereas one approach recognizes people respond …

Centralized state response is almost universally considered as the first best option for
managing pandemics. This paper argues that in reality, states fall short of this ideal …

As long as analysts presume that individuals cannot change such situations themselves,
they do not ask what internal or external variables can enhance or impede the efforts of …

Do states with higher levels of economic freedom encourage the formation of mosquito and
pest control firms? After controlling for relevant state-level variables like per capita income …

Malaria, which affects half the globe, remains a dangerous infectious agent. A recent
American study demonstrates a lack of knowledge of local epidemic causes. The main goal …

Tying, entrepreneurship, and associations are general conditions under which people can
voluntarily provide mosquito control and resolve collective action problems. This chapter …

Positive economic analysis brings tradeoffs, unintended consequences, and the role of
policy in shaping individual behavior in analyzing pandemic policy responses. Welfare …