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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Haacker, Markus
Other Authors: Salinas, Gonzalo
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2006/126
Online Access:Full text available on IMF