An equilibrium model of the African HIV/AIDS epidemic

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Bibliographic Details
Authors and Corporations:	Greenwood, Jeremy (Author), Kircher, Philipp (Author)
Other Authors:	Kircher, Philipp 1974- [Author]
Type of Resource:	E-Book
Language:	English
published:	Munich CESifo, Center for Economic Studies & Ifo Institute 2018
Series:	CESifo GmbH: CESifo working papers ; no. 7205
Subjects:	ART circumcision condoms disease transmission epidemiological studies HIV/AIDS homo economicus knowledge about HIV Malawi marriage policy intervention search small field experiments STDs sex markets Arbeitspapier Graue Literatur
Source:	Verbunddaten SWB Lizenzfreie Online-Ressourcen

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Summary:	Twelve percent of the Malawian population is HIV infected. Eighteen percent of sexual encounters are casual. A condom is used a third of the time. To analyze the Malawian epidemic, a choice-theoretic general equilibrium search model is constructed. In the developed framework, people select between different sexual practices while knowing the inherent risk. The calibrated model is used to study several policy interventions. The analysis suggests that the efficacy of public policy depends upon the induced behavioral changes and equilibrium effects. The framework thus complements the insights provided by epidemiological studies and small-scale field experiments.
Physical Description:	1 Online-Ressource (circa 85 Seiten); Illustrationen