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HIV and Fertility in Africa : First Evidence from Population Based Surveys
Juhn, Chinhui - 2008
, 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 quot;Black Deathquot; episode in Europe, HIV/AIDS will …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012770667
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An Instrumental Variable Evaluation of Antidepressant Use on Employment Among Hiv-Infected Women Using Highly-Active Antiretroviral Therapy in the United States : 1996-2004
Galárraga, Ph.D., Omar - 2016
This paper examines the effect of antidepressant use on the likelihood of being employed among HIV-positive women receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in the United States from 1994 to 2004. We use instrumental variables to predict antidepressant use independently of outcomes;...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012747942
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Health, Human Capital and Domestic Violence
Papageorge, Nicholas W. - 2016
We study the impact of a medical breakthrough (HAART) on domestic violence and illicit drug use among low-income women infected with HIV. To identify causal effects, we assume that variation in women's immune system health when HAART was introduced affected how strongly their experience of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012978092
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Can at Scale Drug Provision Improve the Health of the Targeted in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Lucas, Adrienne - 2017
treatment of HIV/AIDS. Many supply- and demand-side factors in sub-Saharan Africa could cause smaller than expected …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012956379
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Life (Evaluation), Hiv/Aids, and Death in Africa
Deaton, Angus - 2010
wellbeing (SWB) is affected by mortality in sub-Saharan Africa, including mortality from HIV/AIDS. The Gallup data provide … report the mortality of an immediate family member in the last twelve months, with malaria typically more important than AIDS …, and deaths of women in childbirth more important than deaths from AIDS in many countries. A life evaluation measure …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012758016
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Routes of Infection : Exports and HIV Incidence in Sub-Saharan Africa
Oster, Emily F. - 2010
I generate new data on HIV incidence and prevalence in Africa based on inference from mortality rates. I use these data to relate economic activity (specifically, exports) to new HIV infections in Africa and argue there is a significant and large positive relationship between the two: a doubling...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012759681
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HIV and Sexual Behavior Change : Why Not Africa?
Oster, Emily F. - 2010
The response of sexual behavior to HIV in Africa is an important input to predicting the path of the epidemic and to focusing prevention efforts. Existing estimates suggest limited behavioral response, but fail to take into account possible differences across individuals. A simple model of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012760119
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Criminal Prosecution and Hiv-Related Risky Behavior
Delavande, Adeline - 2010
We evaluate the consequences of prosecuting HIV+ people who expose others to the risk of infection. We show that the effect of aggressive prosecutions on the spread of HIV is a priori ambiguous. Aggressive prosecutions tax risky behavior and thus deter unsafe sex and limit the number of sexual...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012760382
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The Impact of Increased Utilization of HIV Drugs on Longevity and Medical Expenditures : An Assessment Based on Aggregate U.S. Time-Series Data
Lichtenberg, Frank R. - 2010
increased drug utilization on the life expectancy and drug and hospital expenditure of HIV/AIDS patients, using aggregate (U … prescriptions, the CDC%u2019s AIDS Public Information Data Set, and data from AHRQ%u2019s Nationwide Inpatient Sample.Estimates of … mortality models imply that actual life expectancy of HIV/AIDS patients in 2001 was 13.4 years higher than it would have been if …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012760746
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HIV Breakthroughs and Risk Sexual Behavior
Goldman, Dana P. - 2010
Recent breakthroughs in the treatment of HIV have coincided with an increase in infection rates and an eventual slowing of reductions in HIV mortality. These trends may be causally related, if treatment improves the health and functional status of HIV+ individuals and allows them to engage in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012762623