examines the effects of the early twenty-first century copper boom on risky sexual behavior in Zambian copper mining cities … copper mining cities. These effects were partly concentrated among young adults and copper boom induced in-migration to … mining cities appears to have contributed to these reductions. …

Copper mining is among the largest economic activities in Zambia, comprising close to ten percent of GDP. Between 2003 … and 2008, the price of copper increased by over 400 percent. In response, copper production in Zambia grew by 70 percent … and employment in copper mining increased by nearly 200 percent. This paper examines the effect of this large and …

examines the effects of the early twenty-first century copper boom on risky sexual behavior in Zambian copper mining cities … copper mining cities. These effects were partly concentrated among young adults and copper boom induced in-migration to … mining cities appears to have contributed to these reductions. …