Data and Code for: The Side Effects of Immunity: African Slavery in the United States

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Elena Esposito, University of Lausanne

Version:  View help for Version V1

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  AEJApp-2019-0372 05/06/2021 11:31:AM
appendix.pdf application/pdf 57.8 MB 05/06/2021 07:50:AM
readme.pdf application/pdf 162 KB 06/06/2021 05:43:AM
slavery.pdf application/pdf 2.8 MB 05/06/2021 07:48:AM

Project Citation: 

Esposito, Elena. Data and Code for: The Side Effects of Immunity: African Slavery in the United States. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2022. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2022-06-15. https://doi.org/10.3886/E120483V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary This paper documents the role of malaria in the di ffusion 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 signi cantly higher prices.


Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms Slavery; Malaria; African Slave Trade
JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      I12 Health Behavior
      J15 Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
      J47 Coercive Labor Markets
      N31 Economic History: Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy: U.S.; Canada: Pre-1913
      N57 Economic History: Agriculture, Natural Resources, Environment, and Extractive Industries: Africa; Oceania
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage US counties (1790, 1860). US States (1630-1750). A


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