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How Subjective Beliefs About HIV Infection Affect Life-Cycle Fertility : Evidence from Rural Malawi
Shapira, Gil - 2017
This paper studies the effect of subjective beliefs about HIV infection on fertility decisions in a context of high HIV prevalence and simulates the impact of different policy interventions, such as HIV testing programs and prevention of mother-to-child transmission, on fertility and child...
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Stimulating Demand for Aids Prevention : Lessons from the Respect Trial
de Walque, Damien - 2017
HIV-prevention strategies have yielded only limited success so far in slowing down the AIDS epidemic. This paper …
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The Entertaining Way to Behavioral Change : Fighting HIV with Mtv
Banerjee, Abhijit V. - 2019
information and changing attitudes and behaviors related to HIV/AIDS. Using a simple model, the paper shows that ?edutainment? can …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012863156
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Trends and Socioeconomic Gradients in Adult Mortality Around the Developing World
de Walque, Damien - 2017
affected by the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Mortality rates in the highest HIV-prevalence countries of southern Africa exceed those in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012975898
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Hiv/Aids and Social Capital in a Cross-Section of Countries
David, Antonio C. - 2017
This paper attempts to quantify the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on social capital with cross-country data. It … quality, social distance, and economic indicators using data from the World Values Survey. The results obtained indicate that … dimensions and highlight the empirical importance of an additional mechanism through which HIV/AIDS hinders the development …
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Road Network Upgrading and Overland Trade Expansion in Sub-Saharan Africa
Buys, Piet - 2016
a large World Bank database of road project costs in Africa. Using a standard approach to forecast error estimation …
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Investing in School Readiness : An Analysis of the Cost-Effectiveness of Early Childhood Education Pathways in Rural Indonesia
Nakajima, Nozomi - 2017
This paper presents evidence on the cost-effectiveness of early childhood education pathways in rural Indonesia. It documents the existence of substantial differences in school readiness between 6 to 9 year old children. Using detailed enrollment histories, it unpacks whether and how early...
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Prioritizing Infrastructure Investment : A Framework for Government Decision Making
Marcelo, Darwin - 2017
Governments must decide how to allocate limited resources for infrastructure development, particularly since financing gaps have been projected for the coming decades. Social cost-benefit analysis provides sound project appraisal and, when systematically applied, a basis for prioritization. In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012969287
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Cost-Effectiveness Measurement in Development : Accounting for Local Costs and Noisy Impacts
Evans, David - 2017
As evidence from rigorous impact evaluations grows in development, there have been more calls to complement impact evaluation analysis with cost analysis, so that policy makers can make investment decisions based on costs as well as impacts. This paper discusses important considerations for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012972759
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Hybrid Survey to Improve the Reliability of Poverty Statistics in a Cost-Effective Manner
Ahmed, Faizuddin - 2017
This paper studies the benefits, in terms of reliability and frequency of poverty statistics, of conducting a hybrid survey that collects non-consumption data from all surveyed households and consumption data from only a small subsample. Collecting detailed consumption or income data for the...
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