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An assessment of the impact of HIV/AIDS on economic growth : the case of Kenya
Were, Maureen; Nafula, Nancy N. - 2003
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011509459
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An assessment of the impact of HIV AIDS on economic growth : the case of Kenya
Were, Maureen; Nafula, Nancy N. - 2003
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001807117
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Aids, reversal of the demographic transition and economic development : evidence from Africa
Kalemli-Ozcan, Sebnem - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003321558
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Death and development
Lorentzen, Peter Lombard; McMillan, John; Wacziarg, Romain - 2005
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003153522
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Death and development
Lorentzen, Peter Lombard; McMillan, John; Wacziarg, Romain - 2005
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003132576
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Africa
Haugen, David M. (contributor); Musser, Susan (contributor) - 2011
Presents a spectrum of viewpoints on topics significant to modern Africa, covering economics, foreign aid, AIDS, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009489857
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HIV/AIDS in Africa : challenges & impact
Omwami, Edith Mukudi (contributor);  … - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003577815
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The economics of HIV and AIDS : the case of South and South East Asia
Bloom, David E. (contributor); Godwin, Peter (contributor) - 1997
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000963108
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The long-term determinants of female HIV infection in Africa : the slave trade, polygyny, and sexual behavior
Bertocchi, Graziella; Dimico, Arcangelo - 2015
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011300227
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The long-term determinants of female HIV infection in Africa : the slave trade, polygyny, and sexual behavior
Bertocchi, Graziella; Dimico, Arcangelo - 2015
We study the long-term determinants of the high rates of HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly among women, with a focus on family structure and sexual behavior as shaped by the demographic shock following the transatlantic slave trade. First we show that, in clusters where polygyny...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011279731