5. The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Poverty and Inequality
Author:
Mr. Markus Haacker
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Language:
English
Print Publication Date:
19 Nov 2004
Keywords:
BOOK; Aids; life expectancy; dependency ratio; AIDS treatment; household income; health condition; income ranking; HIV and AIDS; Personal income; Income inequality; Income distribution

Abstract

Most studies on the economic impact of HIV/AIDS focus on such variables as GDP growth or income per capita. Early studies, incorporating the impact of HIV/AIDS in a one-sector neoclassical growth model, found that although the impact of HIV/AIDS on GDP growth is substantial, the impact on GDP per capita may well be small. Later studies refined this approach, for example by considering a larger number of sectors, including some demand-side effects, or allowing for an impact of changes in life expectancy on individuals’ decisions.1

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Cover The Macroeconomics of HIV/AIDS
The Macroeconomics of HIV/AIDS
ISBN:
9781589063600
Publication Date:
19 Nov 2004
Publisher:
International Monetary Fund
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781589063600.071
Pages:
364