MORTALITY RISK AND HUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENT: THE IMPACT OF HIV/AIDS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
MORTALITY RISK AND HUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENT: THE IMPACT OF HIV/AIDS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
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DOI：
10.1162/rest_a_00067
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发表时间：
2011-02-01
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通讯作者：
Fortson, Jane G.
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作者：
Fortson, Jane G.
在过去几十年中，艾滋病毒/艾滋病流行病极大地改变了撒哈拉以南非洲的发病率和死亡率模式，对人力资本投资和经济增长产生了潜在影响。利用撒哈拉以南非洲15个国家的人口和健康调查数据，我估计了区域艾滋病毒流行与个人人力资本投资随时间变化之间的关系。与考虑死亡风险的人力资本投资的简单模型一致，我发现艾滋病毒水平较高的地区在教育方面经历了相对较大的下降。
Over the past several decades, the HIV/AIDS epidemic has dramatically altered patterns of morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa, with potential consequences for human capital investment and economic growth. Using data from Demographic and Health Surveys for fifteen countries in sub-Saharan Africa, I estimate the relationship between regional HIV prevalence and the change in individual human capital investment over time. Consistent with a simple model of human capital investment incorporating mortality risk, I find that areas with higher levels of HIV experienced relatively larger declines in schooling.