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HIV/AIDS : the impact on poverty and inequality /
Using available data on the distribution of HIV/AIDS prevalence across population groups for four sub-Saharan African countries and transposing this information to household income and expenditure surveys, we simulate the impact of HIV/AIDS on poverty and inequality. We find that the epidemic lowers...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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[Washington, D.C.] :
International Monetary Fund,
2006.
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| Colección: | IMF working paper ;
WP/06/126. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Using available data on the distribution of HIV/AIDS prevalence across population groups for four sub-Saharan African countries and transposing this information to household income and expenditure surveys, we simulate the impact of HIV/AIDS on poverty and inequality. We find that the epidemic lowers average income and increases poverty, and that the jump in poverty is larger than expected from the fall in average income. This disproportionate increase in poverty reflects the large share of the population living on the threshold of poverty and the higher HIV prevalence rates in those segments of the population. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (22 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 128351480X 9781283514804 9781451997347 1451997345 1451863861 9781451863864 1462382096 9781462382095 1452775370 9781452775371 9786613827258 6613827258 |