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Epidemics have disrupted lives for centuries with deleterious human capital and economic repercussions. In this paper, we investigate how epidemics episodes have impacted school dropouts in developing countries, considering 623 epidemics episodes across countries from 1970 to 2019. Our estimates...
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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 …
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The paper provides an analysis of the impact of HIV/AIDS on the health sector, public education, the supply of labor … of HIV/AIDS on per capita income in a neoclassical growth framework. HIV/AIDS affects per capita income mainly through …
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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 …
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direction. However, more recently, social indicators are being set back by the HIV/AIDS pandemic, which will generate greater …
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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 …
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The South Asia region is both a large contributor to climate change and also one of the regions most vulnerable to climate change. This paper provides an overview of the region's vulnerabilities, national committments to mitigate emissions, and national policies to adapt to a changing climate....
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South Asia needs large infrastructure investments to achieve its development goals, and public investment can also support the Covid-19 recovery. Regression estimates that account for the quantity and quality of investment suggest that public infrastructure was a key driver of productivity...
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While South Asia has gone a long way in diversifying their economies, there is substantial scope to do more. Some countries - India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka - can build on their existing production capabilities; others - Bangladesh, Bhutan, and the Maldives - would need to undertake a more...
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