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dc.contributor.authorCuesta, Joséen
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-23-
dc.date.accessioned2011-11-18T11:48:23Z-
dc.date.available2011-11-18T11:48:23Z-
dc.date.issued2008-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/51497-
dc.description.abstractThis paper models the impact on economic growth of HIV/AIDS when the epidemic is in a mature phase, in contrast with previous studies focused on periods of expansion, as in African countries. Simulations for Honduras, the epicenter of the epidemic in Central America, show that AIDS is not likely to threaten economic growth through either labor or capital accumulation channels; impacts are estimated between 0.007 and 0.27 percent points of GDP growth annually for the period 2001-10. Likewise, increasing spending on prevention, public treatment subsidies and treatment access will not jeopardize economic growth prospects. Critical factors that slash economic growth in Africa (such as human capital reductions and shifts in relative skills) are not strong in Honduras.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aInter-American Development Bank, Research Department |cWashington, DCen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aWorking Paper |x630en
dc.subject.jelO4en
dc.subject.jelJ1en
dc.subject.jelI1en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordHIV/AIDSen
dc.subject.keywordGrowth Modelsen
dc.subject.keywordPolicy Simulationsen
dc.subject.keywordPreventionen
dc.subject.keywordHondurasen
dc.subject.stwAIDSen
dc.subject.stwWirtschaftswachstumen
dc.subject.stwHondurasen
dc.titleDoes a mature AIDS epidemic threaten growth?-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn585629501en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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