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Fortson, Jane G. 2009. "HIV/AIDS and Fertility."
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1(3): 170-94.
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DOI: 10.1257/app.1.3.170
Abstract:This paper studies the response of fertility to the HIV/AIDS epidemic
in sub-Saharan Africa. I use repeated cross sections of the
Demographic and Health Surveys for 12 countries in sub-Saharan
Africa to examine this question empirically. Using individual birth
histories from these data, I construct estimates of the regional total
fertility rate over time. In a difference-in-differences approach, I
compare regional HIV prevalence to changes in total fertility rates
from the 1980s to the present. My results suggest that HIV/AIDS had
very little impact on fertility, both overall and in a sample of HIV-negative
women. (JEL I12, J13, O12)
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Fortson, Jane G. (Mathematica Policy Research, Inc, Oakland, CA)
JEL Classifications:
I12: Health Production
J13: Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
O12: Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
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