The Risks and Macroeconomic Impacts of HIV/AIDS in the Middle East and North Africa : Why Waiting to Intervene Can Be Costly

The Risks and Macroeconomic Impacts of HIV/AIDS in the Middle East and North Africa : Why Waiting to Intervene Can Be Costly

The authors develop a model of optimal growth to assess the risks of an HIV/AIDS epidemic and the expected economic impact in nine countries in the Middle East and North Africa region-Algeria, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Robalino, David A., Jenkins, Carol, El Maroufi, Karim
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
ABSENTEEISM
ACCESS TO CONDOMS
AGED
AVERAGE COSTS
CONDOM USE
CONDOMS
DECISION MAKING
DISCOUNT RATES
DISTORTIONARY EFFECTS
DISTRIBUTION OF CONDOMS
DRUG USE
DRUG USERS
ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC CONSTRAINTS
ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC IMPACT
ECONOMICS
ECONOMICS LITERATURE
ELASTICITY
ELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION
EPIDEMICS
EQUILIBRIUM
EXPENDITURES
FORECASTS
GDP
GDP PER CAPITA
GROWTH RATE
HARM REDUCTION
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS
HEALTH SERVICES
HIV
HOSPITALS
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
INCOME
INFORMATION PROBLEMS
INJECTING DRUG USERS
INSURANCE
INSURANCE MARKETS
INTERVENTION
INTRAVENOUS DRUG USERS
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKETS
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
LABOR SUPPLY
LOW PREVALENCE
MARITAL SEX
MIGRANTS
MIGRATION
MORBIDITY
NEEDLE SHARING
NEEDLES
NEW INFECTIONS
NUTRITIONAL STATUS
OPTIMIZATION
ORPHANS
PANDEMIC
PATIENTS
POLICY RESEARCH
PRESENT VALUE
PREVENTIVE ACTIVITIES
PREVENTIVE BEHAVIORS
PRODUCTIVITY
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
PROSTITUTES
REAL GDP
REFUGEES
RISK AVERSION
RISK FACTORS
RISK OF TRANSMISSION
SAFE NEEDLES
SAFETY
SAVINGS
SCHOOLS
SCREENING
SEX WITH MEN
SEX WORKERS
SEXUAL CONTACTS
SEXUAL INTERCOURSE
SEXUAL PARTNERS
SEXUAL TRANSMISSION
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES
SINGLE PARENTS
SOCIAL CAPITAL
SOCIAL COSTS
SOCIAL WELFARE
STDS
TOTAL COSTS
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
TRANSMISSION
TROUGH
UNAIDS
UNDERESTIMATES
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
UTILITY FUNCTION
WELFARE GAINS
WORKERS
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME
HIV VIRUSES
IMPACT ASSESSMENT
MACROECONOMIC CONTEXT
RISK ASSESSMENT
DISEASE TRANSMISSION
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
CONDOM PROMOTION
DRUG UTILIZATION
INSURANCE VALUES
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/08/1976188/risks-macroeconomic-impacts-hivaids-middle-east-north-africa-waiting-intervene-can-costly
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19265

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/08/1976188/risks-macroeconomic-impacts-hivaids-middle-east-north-africa-waiting-intervene-can-costly
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19265

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