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An assessment of the impact of HIV/AIDS on economic growth : the case of Kenya
Were, Maureen; Nafula, Nancy N. - 2003
HIV/AIDS pandemic in Africa has been closely associated with adverse economic effects, and could thwart the success of … poverty reduction initiatives. HIV/AIDS is fast eroding the health benefits, which Kenya gained in the first two decades of … independence. The paper explores the different channels through which HIV/AIDS affects economic growth in a low-income country like …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011509459
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Growth and enduring epidemic diseases
Bell, Clive (contributor); Gersbach, Hans (contributor) - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003364203
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Left Behind : Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital in the Midst of HIV/AIDS
Akbulut-Yuksel, Mevlude - 2010
to the next. We explore the differential exposure to HIV/AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa as a substantial health …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013138271
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HIV, Wages, and the Skill Premium
Marinescu, Ioana Elena - 2012
The HIV epidemic has dramatically decreased labor supply among prime-age adults in sub-Saharan Africa. Using within-country variation in regional HIV prevalence and a synthetic panel, I find that HIV significantly increases the capital-labor ratio in urban manufacturing firms. The impact of HIV...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013108226
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Medication against conflict
Berlanda, Andrea; Cervellati, Matteo; Esposito, Elena; … - 2022
-retroviral therapy (ART) to combat the HIV/AIDS pandemic - in Africa. To identify the effect, we combine exogenous variation in the scope …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013167946
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HIV and Fertility in Africa : First Evidence from Population Based Surveys
Juhn, Chinhui - 2009
, followed by a rise in human capital accumulation and economic growth. The HIV/AIDS epidemic threatens to reverse this path. A … recent paper by Young (2005), however, suggests that similar to the Black Death episode in Europe, HIV/AIDS will actually …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013155473
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The Macroeconomics of Targeting : The Case of an Enduring Epidemic
Bell, Clive - 2006
What is the right balance among policy interventions in order to ensure economic growth over the long run when an epidemic causes heavy mortality among young adults? We argue that, in general, policies to combat the disease and promote education must be concentrated, in certain ways, on some...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012779117
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War, Migration and the Origins of the Thai Sex Industry
Brodeur, Abel - 2017
This paper analyzes the determinants behind the spatial distribution of the sex industry in Thailand. We relate the development of the sex industry to an early temporary demand shock, i.e., U.S. military presence during the Vietnam War. Comparing the surroundings of Thai military bases used by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012959032
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Adverse Selection in the Marriage Market : HIV Testing and Marriage in Rural Malawi
Angelucci, Manuela - 2020
endogenous response to HIV risk may explain why the HIV/AIDS epidemic has coincided with systematic marriage and pregnancy delays …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012824993
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The Impact of Hiv/Aids on Human Capital Investment in Sub-Saharan Africa : New Evidence
Chicoine, Luke - 2020
The risk of AIDS-related mortality increased dramatically throughout the 1990s. This paper updates previous work by … the HIV/AIDS pandemic prior to the availability of treatment was larger in magnitude than previously understood, but may …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012825005