Hamilton, Barton Hughes; Hincapié, Andrés; Kalish, Emma C. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
infected with HIV. In the model, treatments can improve long-run health, but can also cause immediate side effects that … interact with the utility cost of work. Estimates indicate that HIV-infected men often forego medication to avoid side effects … treatment and worse health outcomes. As a result, while a breakthrough HIV treatment - known as HAART - improved lifetime …