HIV/AIDS and Social Capital in a Cross-Section of Countries
No hay miniatura disponible
Fecha
Autores
Título de la revista
ISSN de la revista
Título del volumen
Editor
World Bank, Washington, DC
Resumen
Descripción
This paper attempts to quantify the
impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on social capital with
cross-country data. It estimates reduced-form regressions of
the main determinants of social capital controlling for HIV
prevalence, institutional quality, social distance, and
economic indicators using data from the World Values Survey.
The results obtained indicate that HIV prevalence affects
social capital negatively. The empirical estimates suggest
that a one standard deviation increase in HIV prevalence
will lead to a 1 percent decline in trust, controlling for
other determinants of social capital. If one moves from a
country with a relatively low level of HIV prevalence such
as Estonia, to a country with a high level such as Zimbabwe,
one would observe an approximate 8 percent decline in social
capital. These results are robust in a number of dimensions
and highlight the empirical importance of an additional
mechanism through which HIV/AIDS hinders the development process.
Palabras clave
AGGREGATE MEASURE, AIDS CARE, BLOOD DONATION, CARE FOR ORPHANS, CHILD LABOR, CIVIL WAR, COMMUNITIES, COUNTRY REGRESSIONS, CROSS-COUNTRY ANALYSIS, CROSS-COUNTRY DATA, DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION, DEPENDENT VARIABLE, DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPMENT, DEVELOPMENT POLICY, DISCRIMINATION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC EFFECTS, ECONOMIC FACTORS, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC INDICATORS, ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE, ECONOMIC REVIEW, ECONOMIC THEORY, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, ELASTICITY, EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS, EMPIRICAL ESTIMATES, EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE, EMPIRICAL SCRUTINY, EMPIRICAL SUPPORT, EPIDEMIC, ETHNIC HETEROGENEITY, EXPLANATORY VARIABLES, FAMILY INCOME, FERTILITY, FERTILITY RATE, FERTILITY RATES, FERTILITY TRANSITION, FINANCIAL DEPTH, FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT, FINANCIAL MARKETS, FISCAL POLICY, GDP, GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL, GINI COEFFICIENT, HIV, HIV INFECTION, HIV POSITIVE, HIV PREVENTION, HIV TRANSMISSION, HUMAN CAPITAL, INCOME INEQUALITY, INDUSTRIAL ECONOMIES, LABOR PRODUCTIVITY, LINEAR RELATIONSHIP, MACROECONOMICS, MALE CIRCUMCISION, MEASUREMENT ERROR, MONETARY ECONOMICS, MORAL HAZARD, MORTALITY, NATIONAL LEVEL, NATIONAL LEVELS, NEGATIVE COEFFICIENT, NEGATIVE IMPACT, NEGATIVE SIGN, 0 HYPOTHESIS, OPPORTUNITY COST, ORPHAN, ORPHAN CRISIS, ORPHANS, PANDEMIC, POLICY RESEARCH, POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER, POLICY REVIEW, POLITICAL ECONOMY, POLITICAL SCIENCE, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, PREVALENCE RATES, PROGRESS, PUBLIC ECONOMICS, PUBLIC POLICY, RULE OF LAW, SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS, SOCIAL CAPITAL, SOCIAL COHESION, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL NETWORKS, SOCIAL NORMS, SOCIAL SCIENCES, SOCIETAL NORMS, TRUSTS, UNAIDS, URBAN AREAS, VULNERABILITY, WAGES, WEALTH