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 …

This study examines the claim that the AIDS epidemic will slow the pace of economic growth. We do this by examining the … prevalence of AIDS and the rate of growth of GDP per capita. Our analysis uses well- established empirical growth models to … control for a variety of factors possibly correlated with AIDS prevalence that might also influence growth. We also account …

Using country- and region-level data, I investigate the effect of HIV/AIDS on fertility in Africa during 1985 …-sectional variation suggest a positive significant effect of HIV/AIDS on fertility, whereas within estimates that are identified of off … time-series variation show both positive and negative results depending on the HIV/AIDS variable used. These within …

This paper reviews the two leading methods used to project the number of AIDS cases: back calculation and extrapolation …. These methods are assessed in light of key features of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and of data on the epidemic; they are also …, often by sizable amounts, the number of AIDS cases in the U.S., especially among homosexual/bisexual males and users of …

changing attitudes and behaviors related to HIV/AIDS. Using a simple model we show that "edutainment" can work through an …

leading cause of adult mortality in the region, HIV/AIDS, and may increase risky sexual behavior. We examine the association …