Growth and Epidemic Diseases

We study the formation of human capital and its transmission across generations when a society is assailed by an epidemic disease such as AIDS. We establish that the disease can severely retard economic growth, even to the point of leading to an economic collapse. We also show that the epidemic may exacerbate inequality. Pooling health risks in the society puts the society on a ‘make and break’ road.

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Year of publication:	2004-12
Authors:	Bell, Clive ; Gersbach, Hans
Institutions:	C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
Subject:	AIDS \| epidemic diseases \| growth \| human capital \| pooling risks

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	CEPR Discussion Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Number 4800
Classification:	E13 - Neoclassical ; I12 - Health Production: Nutrition, Mortality, Morbidity, Substance Abuse and Addiction, Disability, and Economic Behavior ; I21 - Analysis of Education ; O41 - One, Two, and Multisector Growth Models
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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