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Researchers prefer to use a demand system that best fits their data. This paper examines a nonnested test of comparison between the quadratic expenditure system (QES) and the almost ideal demand system (AIDS). We determine which model is more suitable by analyzing the value and the significance...
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India is the epicenter of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Asia. Previous research indicates that the majority of HIV …-risk population. This paper seeks to assess social factors associated with the transmission of HIV based on demographic determinants … for HIV as part of the survey, it provides regional estimates of HIV serostatus for the general population in India …
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India is the global epicentre of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Asia. Previous research indicates that the majority of HIV …-risk population. This paper assesses social factors associated with the transmission of HIV based on demographic determinants, such as … serostatus, as HIV-positive women were significantly more likely to have a low level of education than their HIV …
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Companies around the globe are recognizing the importance of engaging in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) that is crucial to their survival and growth. It is evident that when an organization integrates appropriate CSR practices in its strategy that embed the societal and environmental...
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A dynamical model that describes the interaction of the HIV virus and the immune system is presented. The effect of …
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This paper studies the impact of antiretroviral therapies (ARVs) on HIV testing and risky sexual behavior. I use data …
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administrative data from California's Medicaid program to estimate the impact of HIV antiretroviral treatments (ARVs). We use data on …
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This study was conducted to determine the sociodemographic profile, sexual history, level of knowledge about HIV … respondents have high knowledge of HIV/AIDS. However, they have multiple sex partners; nearly half does not use condom hence are … at high risk of contracting HIV. There is no significant relationship between sexual risk-taking behavior and knowledge …
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This paper studies the relationship between civil war and HIV/AIDS in Burundi. It contributes to the empirical … directly related to HIV/AIDS or correlated with unobservables. The case of Burundi provides fruitful grounds of analysis, as … conclusions are likely to serve as valuable insights in Burundi and other fragile countries with similar HIV/AIDS policy agendas …
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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 on average wages is positive but imprecisely estimated. In contrast, HIV has a …
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