Eleanor Oakman: Chapter 4, Question 6

What I found most interesting in chapter 4 was when Wheelan brought up an example  about the slippery slope of having a good economy verses a safer environment. The chemical  DDT is used to spray over crops  to kill off bugs and is finding its way up the food system, most people would be against the harsh chemical, but surprisingly economists say different. Turns out it also decreases the chance of getting malaria! Because economists care about this so much is because if a malaria outbreak happens, the economy slows down due to all the money being used for health costs. I found this very interesting and wondered if it were a good idea to bring DDT over to Africa and spray it on their crops  to help weaken the malaria poisoning. I thought this was a very good example for me to understand about the effect of health costs to the economy and the significance  of a "safer environment" to the economy and the safety for people in the long run.