## HIV/AIDS: The Impact on Poverty and Inequality

_IMF Working Papers, May 1, 2006_

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## Bibliographic details
- Authors: Markus Haacker, Gonzalo Salinas
- Published: May 1, 2006
- Series: IMF Working Papers
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451863864.001

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### Overview
- Using available data on the distribution of HIV/AIDS prevalence across population groups for four sub-Saharan African countries and transposing this information to household income and expenditure surveys, the authors simulate the impact of HIV/AIDS on poverty and inequality.
- The analysis finds that the epidemic lowers average income and increases poverty, with the jump in poverty being larger than expected from the fall in average income.
- The disproportionate increase in poverty reflects the large share of the population living on the threshold of poverty and the higher HIV prevalence rates in those segments of the population.

### Key findings
- The epidemic lowers average income.
- The epidemic increases poverty.
- The jump in poverty is larger than expected from the fall in average income.
- The disproportionate increase in poverty is driven by:
  - the large share of the population living on the threshold of poverty, and
  - higher HIV prevalence rates in those segments of the population.

### Subjects and keywords
- Subject: HIV and AIDS, Income distribution, Personal income, Population and demographics, Poverty
- Keywords: Aids, dependency ratio, expenditure survey, income, poverty gap, WP

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