AIDS crisis and growth

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Corrigan, P; Glomm, G; Mendez, F
• 署名单位: Indiana University System; Indiana University Bloomington; Michigan State University; University of Arkansas System; University of Arkansas Fayetteville
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0304-3878
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2004.02.005
• 发表日期: 2005
• 页码: 107-124
• 关键词: AIDS; orphans; human capital; GROWTH

摘要

We investigate an OLG economy where an AIDS epidemic influences human capital accumulation and growth through the creation of large numbers of orphans. We study how intra-family allocations regarding school and work time of children are adjusted in the face of AIDS within a family, and how, in turn, these adjustments influence accumulation of physical and human capital. We compute the aggregate effects of an AIDS epidemic on human and physical capital accumulation and growth. We find that growth effects of an AIDS epidemic are large. Some policies such as subsidization of AIDS medication have relatively small effects. (c) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.