Demographic consequences of HIV

In this study, we estimate the effect of the HIV epidemic on demographic outcomes in three countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. We apply the synthetic control group method and estimate the consequences for life expectancy, mortality, and birth rates. According to standard measures of fit, the method see...

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Volume:	28
Main Author:	Martin Karlsson Stefan Pichler
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Zielgruppe:	Academic
Place of publication:	Berlin/Heidelberg Springer 01.10.2015 Springer Berlin Heidelberg SPRINGER
published in:	Journal of population economics Vol. 28; no. 4; pp. 1097 - 1135
Data of publication:	20151001
ISSN:	0933-1433 1432-1475
EISSN:	1432-1475
Discipline:	Economics
Subjects:	Population Economics Demography Life expectancy Mortality AIDS Synthetic control groups J11 I15 Labor Economics Economics / Management Science O15 HIV Fertility Social Policy Economics Business & Economics Social Sciences MIGRATION HIV/AIDS ECONOMIC COSTS Life expectancy Mortality AIDS Synthetic control groups BREAST INFECTIOUS-DISEASES HIV Fertility 187 COUNTRIES EPIDEMIC
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Database:	Social Sciences Citation Index Web of Science - Social Sciences Citation Index - 2015 Web of Knowledge Web of Science CrossRef Academic OneFile (A&I only) Database information Databases - DBIS