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Modeling the Macroeconomic Impact of HIV/AIDS
Haacker, Markus - 2002
The paper addresses the impact of HIV/AIDS on per capita output and income, with particular emphasis on the role of … finds that HIV/AIDS affects both the supply of labor and the demand for labor in the formal sector. Only if there is a … HIV/AIDS on output is complemented by an assessment of the impact on income …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014399548
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HIV/AIDS : The Impacton Poverty and Inequality
Haacker, Markus - 2006
Using available data on the distribution of HIV/AIDS prevalence across population groups for four sub-Saharan African … countries and transposing this information to household income and expenditure surveys, we simulate the impact of HIV/AIDS on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014400407
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The Disconcerting Pyramids of Poverty and Inequality of Sub-Saharan Africa
Lopes, Paulo Silva - 2005
direction. However, more recently, social indicators are being set back by the HIV/AIDS pandemic, which will generate greater …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014401026
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The Macroeconomic Impact of HIV/AIDS in Botswana
Sgherri, Silvia - 2001
This paper provides an overview of the potential macroeconomic effects of HIV/AIDS in Botswana, focusing on the key … impact of HIV/AIDS, a dual-economy equilibrium model is constructed and simulated under different scenarios. Depending on … exactly how AIDS affects the outlook, GDP growth is projected to fall from around 51⁄2 percent a year without the pandemic to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014401360
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Is regional trade integration a growth and convergence engine in Africa?
Gammadigbe, Vigninou - 2021
The main objective of Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) is to stimulate economic growth in participating countries through increased trade, economies of scale, knowledge and technology transfer. Using a panel data over the period 1979 to 2018, this paper examines the contribution of regional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012517925
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Proximity and horizontal policies : the backbone of export diversification and complexity
Salinas, Gonzalo - 2021
The lack of a clear link between general economic fundamentals and export diversification indicators in the literature has fueled the believe that industrial policies are an absolute requisite to diversify exports. This paper, however, does find a strong statistical connection between horizontal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012518855
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Finance, growth, and inequality
Levine, Ross - 2021
Finance and growth emerged as a distinct field of economics during the last three decades as economists integrated the fields of finance and economic growth and then explored the ramifications of the functioning of financial systems on economic growth, income distribution, and poverty. In this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012612328
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Assessing the macroeconomic impact of structural reforms in Ukraine
Ari, Anil; Pula, Gábor - 2021
Ukraine's economic performance has been anemic since the early 1990s. A major impediment to productivity growth has been low investment, held back by lack of strong and independent institutions. This paper aims to assess the major areas of institutional weakness in Ukraine and quantify the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012604788
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The macroeconomic impacts of digitalization in Sub-Saharan Africa : evidence from submarine cables
Simione, Félix F.; Li, Yiruo - 2021
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012605015
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How do climate shocks affect the impact of FDI, ODA and remittances on economic growth?
Drabo, Alassane - 2021
The three main financial inflows to developing countries have largely increased during the last two decades, despite the large debate in the literature regarding their effects on economic growth which is not yet clear-cut. An emerging literature investigates the dependence of their effects on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012605579