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The Long-Term Determinants of Female HIV Infection in Africa : The Slave Trade, Polygyny, and Sexual Behavior

Bertocchi, Graziella - 2015

We study the long-term determinants of the high rates of HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly among women, with a focus on family structure and sexual behavior as shaped by the demographic shock following the transatlantic slave trade. First we show that, in clusters where polygyny...

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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 …

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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...

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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 …

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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...

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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...

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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 …

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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 …

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Increasing Coverage of Antiretroviral Therapy and Male Medical Circumcision in HIV Hyperendemic Countries : A Cost-Benefit Analysis

Geldsetzer, Pascal - 2015

HIV continues to cause the largest number of disability-adjusted life years of any disease in HIV hyperendemic countries (i.e., countries with an adult HIV prevalence 15%). We compare the benefits and costs of two proven biological interventions to reduce the health losses due to the HIV...

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Voting and Political Participation in the Aftermath of the Hiv/Aids Epidemic

Mansour, Hani - 2020

data on elections to the U.S House of Representatives and leveraging cross-district variation in HIV/AIDS mortality during … the period 1983-1987, we document the effects of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on votes received by Democratic and Republican … candidates. Beginning with the 1994 elections, there is a strong, positive association between HIV/AIDS mortality and the vote …

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