HIV/AIDS pandemic in Africa has been closely associated with adverse economic effects, and could thwart the success of … poverty reduction initiatives. HIV/AIDS is fast eroding the health benefits, which Kenya gained in the first two decades of … independence. The paper explores the different channels through which HIV/AIDS affects economic growth in a low-income country like …

HIV/AIDS pandemic in Africa has been closely associated with adverse economic effects, and could thwart the success of … poverty reduction initatives. HIV/AIDS is fast eroding the health benefits, which Kenya gained in the first two decades of … independence. The paper explores the different channels through which HIV/AIDS affects economic growth in a low-income country like …

This study investigates the impact of HIV/AIDS on economic growth and development in Nigeria using primary and time … total of 360 respondents comprising 180 persons infected with HIV/AIDS and 180 uninfected persons were selected using … time series data, a Solow-type growth model is extended to incorporate some of the macroeconomic consequences of HIV/AIDS …

Using country- and region-level data, I investigate the effect of HIV/AIDS on fertility in Africa during 1985 …-sectional variation suggest a positive significant effect of HIV/AIDS on fertility, whereas within estimates that are identified of off … time-series variation show both positive and negative results depending on the HIV/AIDS variable used. These within …