The Macroeconomics of HIV/AIDS
November 19, 2004
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This paper analyzes the macroeconomics of HIV/AIDS. The paper highlights that the mortality and morbidity associated with AIDS make it unlike most other types of sickness and disease. The paper describes the most common approaches used in accounting for growth in the context of an HIV/AIDS epidemic. The impact of HIV/AIDS on education and the accumulation of human capital is discussed. The paper also discusses the impact of HIV/AIDS on the public sector, and elaborates certain demographic events specific to the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
Subject: Education, Health, Health care, HIV and AIDS, Human capital, National accounts, Personal income
Keywords: Africa, Aids, AIDS death, AIDS epidemic, AIDS mortality, AIDS pandemic, AIDS patient, Asia and Pacific, BOOK, Caribbean, Global, Health care, HIV and AIDS, life expectancy, Personal income, Sub-Saharan Africa
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364
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MHAEA1
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9781589063600
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