The welfare implications of imposing intellectual property rights (IPR) protection on health goods in developing countries is analyzed using a North-South model. Consumption of health goods counteracts the adverse effects of region-specific diseases on labor supply. Health needs differ between...

The childhood disease burden depends on the prevalence of infectious diseases, their case fatalities, and long-term morbidity. We propose a quantity-quality model of fertility choice under uncertainty that emphasizes morbidity and mortality from infectious disease. The fer- tility response to a...