Growth Economics of Epidemics: A Review of the Theory

This survey of economic growth theory applied to epidemiology highlights that Blanchard-Yaari structures involving a Lucas human capital accumulation are appropriate to study an AIDS-like crisis. Physical capital accumulation, schooling, health expenditures and supply effects are put together within a Blanchard two-sector economy to capture life-cycle effects of AIDS-like epidemics.

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Year of publication:	2008
Authors:	Boucekkine, Raouf ; Diene, Bity ; Azomahou, Theophile
Published in:	Mathematical Population Studies. - Taylor & Francis Journals, ISSN 0889-8480. - Vol. 15.2008, 1, p. 1-26
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis Journals
Subject:	AIDS \| epidemics \| growth theory \| health \| human capital \| life expectancy

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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