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The impact of HIV/AIDS on marriage in the early years of the epidemic.
- Source :
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Health economics [Health Econ] 2024 Jul; Vol. 33 (7), pp. 1415-1425. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Mar 15. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- The advent of the HIV/AIDS crisis transformed the desirability of committed heterosexual relationships. This paper employs a difference-in-differences approach to investigate the impact of the HIV/AIDS crisis on marriage rates. By using HIV/AIDS death rates as a proxy for HIV incidence, the study exploits county-level variations in HIV/AIDS mortality and finds that counties with higher HIV/AIDS death rates experienced larger gains in marriage rates in the early years of the epidemic. Estimates suggest that the virus increased marriage rates by approximately 0.9% in the early years of the virus (1981-1988).<br /> (© 2024 The Authors. Health Economics published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1099-1050
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Health economics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 38491755
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.4828