How will the new malaria vaccine shape Africa’s economic future?

This policy brief reassesses macroeconomic conclusions on the impact of a malaria vaccine on living standards.

From:: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published: 30 October 2025

Country:: Tanzania
Document Type:: Briefing
Theme:: Economic Growth and Health
First published:: 22 April 2025
Authors:: Kim M.

Abstract

The macroeconomics literature to date concludes that eradicating malaria would not substantially raise living standards. This paper reassesses this conclusion using a structural macroeconomic model and quantifies the long-run macroeconomic effects of a successful malaria vaccine.

This is an part of the Structural Transformation and Economic Growth (STEG) programme.

Citation

Kim M. ‘How will the new malaria vaccine shape Africa’s economic future?’ STEG Project Policy Brief, 2025