Exploring the Links between HIV/AIDS, Social Capital and Development

This paper attempts to quantify the impact of the HIV|AIDS epidemic on social capital with cross-country data. Using data from the World Values Survey (WVS), the authors estimate reduced-form regressions of the main determinants of social capital controlling for HIV prevalence, institutional quality...

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Main Authors:	David, Antonio C., Li, Carmen A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Health Production I120 Economic Development: Human Resources Human Development Income Distribution Migration O150 Measurement of Economic Growth Aggregate Productivity Cross-Country Output Convergence O470 Economic Sociology Economic Anthropology Social and Economic Stratification Z130
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spelling	okr-10986-55802021-04-23T14:02:22Z Exploring the Links between HIV/AIDS, Social Capital and Development David, Antonio C. Li, Carmen A. Health Production I120 Economic Development: Human Resources Human Development Income Distribution Migration O150 Measurement of Economic Growth Aggregate Productivity Cross-Country Output Convergence O470 Economic Sociology Economic Anthropology Social and Economic Stratification Z130 This paper attempts to quantify the impact of the HIV\|AIDS epidemic on social capital with cross-country data. Using data from the World Values Survey (WVS), the authors estimate reduced-form regressions of the main determinants of social capital controlling for HIV prevalence, institutional quality, social distance, and economic indicators. 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 decline of at least 1 per cent in trust, controlling for other determinants of social capital. Moving from a country with a relatively low level of HIV prevalence, such as Estonia, to a country with a relatively high level, such as Uganda, there is a more than 11 per cent point 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. 2012-03-30T07:33:31Z 2012-03-30T07:33:31Z 2010 Journal Article Journal of International Development 09541748 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5580 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article
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spellingShingle	Health Production I120 Economic Development: Human Resources Human Development Income Distribution Migration O150 Measurement of Economic Growth Aggregate Productivity Cross-Country Output Convergence O470 Economic Sociology Economic Anthropology Social and Economic Stratification Z130 David, Antonio C. Li, Carmen A. Exploring the Links between HIV/AIDS, Social Capital and Development
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description	This paper attempts to quantify the impact of the HIV\|AIDS epidemic on social capital with cross-country data. Using data from the World Values Survey (WVS), the authors estimate reduced-form regressions of the main determinants of social capital controlling for HIV prevalence, institutional quality, social distance, and economic indicators. 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 decline of at least 1 per cent in trust, controlling for other determinants of social capital. Moving from a country with a relatively low level of HIV prevalence, such as Estonia, to a country with a relatively high level, such as Uganda, there is a more than 11 per cent point 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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author	David, Antonio C. Li, Carmen A.
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title	Exploring the Links between HIV/AIDS, Social Capital and Development
title_short	Exploring the Links between HIV/AIDS, Social Capital and Development
title_full	Exploring the Links between HIV/AIDS, Social Capital and Development
title_fullStr	Exploring the Links between HIV/AIDS, Social Capital and Development
title_full_unstemmed	Exploring the Links between HIV/AIDS, Social Capital and Development
title_sort	exploring the links between hiv/aids, social capital and development
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Exploring the Links between HIV/AIDS, Social Capital and Development

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