HIV/AIDS and Social Capital in a Cross-Section of Countries

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dc.creatorDavid, Antonio C.
dc.date2012-06-07T19:21:40Z
dc.date2012-06-07T19:21:40Z
dc.date2007-06
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dc.descriptionThis 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.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/06/7745629/hivaids-social-capital-cross-section-countries
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/7440
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-4263
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/417861
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 4263
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectAGGREGATE MEASURE
dc.subjectAIDS CARE
dc.subjectBLOOD DONATION
dc.subjectCARE FOR ORPHANS
dc.subjectCHILD LABOR
dc.subjectCIVIL WAR
dc.subjectCOMMUNITIES
dc.subjectCOUNTRY REGRESSIONS
dc.subjectCROSS-COUNTRY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectCROSS-COUNTRY DATA
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION
dc.subjectDEPENDENT VARIABLE
dc.subjectDESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC EFFECTS
dc.subjectECONOMIC FACTORS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC INDICATORS
dc.subjectECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectECONOMIC REVIEW
dc.subjectECONOMIC THEORY
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectELASTICITY
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL ESTIMATES
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL SCRUTINY
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectEPIDEMIC
dc.subjectETHNIC HETEROGENEITY
dc.subjectEXPLANATORY VARIABLES
dc.subjectFAMILY INCOME
dc.subjectFERTILITY
dc.subjectFERTILITY RATE
dc.subjectFERTILITY RATES
dc.subjectFERTILITY TRANSITION
dc.subjectFINANCIAL DEPTH
dc.subjectFINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectFINANCIAL MARKETS
dc.subjectFISCAL POLICY
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL
dc.subjectGINI COEFFICIENT
dc.subjectHIV
dc.subjectHIV INFECTION
dc.subjectHIV POSITIVE
dc.subjectHIV PREVENTION
dc.subjectHIV TRANSMISSION
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL ECONOMIES
dc.subjectLABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectLINEAR RELATIONSHIP
dc.subjectMACROECONOMICS
dc.subjectMALE CIRCUMCISION
dc.subjectMEASUREMENT ERROR
dc.subjectMONETARY ECONOMICS
dc.subjectMORAL HAZARD
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVELS
dc.subjectNEGATIVE COEFFICIENT
dc.subjectNEGATIVE IMPACT
dc.subjectNEGATIVE SIGN
dc.subject0 HYPOTHESIS
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITY COST
dc.subjectORPHAN
dc.subjectORPHAN CRISIS
dc.subjectORPHANS
dc.subjectPANDEMIC
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOLICY REVIEW
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL SCIENCE
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subjectPREVALENCE RATES
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPUBLIC ECONOMICS
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectRULE OF LAW
dc.subjectSENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectSOCIAL CAPITAL
dc.subjectSOCIAL COHESION
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL NETWORKS
dc.subjectSOCIAL NORMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SCIENCES
dc.subjectSOCIETAL NORMS
dc.subjectTRUSTS
dc.subjectUNAIDS
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWEALTH
dc.titleHIV/AIDS and Social Capital in a Cross-Section of Countries

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