The Role of Marriage in Fighting HIV: A Quantitative Illustration for Malawi
Greenwood, Jeremy; Kircher, Philipp; Santos, Cezar; Tertilt, Michéle | January 2017
Abstract
How might policies that promote marriage and/or dissuade divorce help in the fight against HIV/AIDS? This question is addressed employing a choice-theoretic general equilibrium search model, using Malawi as a case study. In the framework developed, individuals can choose between married and single life. A single person can select among abstinence and sex with or without a condom. The results suggest that marriage-friendly policies can help to abate HIV/AIDS. The policy predictions that obtain from general equilibrium analysis are compared with those that arise from simulated synthetic field experiments and epidemiological studies.
Citation
Greenwood, Jeremy; Kircher, Philipp; Santos, Cezar; Tertilt, Michéle. 2017. The Role of Marriage in Fighting HIV: A Quantitative Illustration for Malawi. © Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/6966.Keywords
Disease Control
Occupational Hygiene
Medical Services
Health Costs
Sanitation
Diseases
Water Quality
Respiratory Diseases
Health Indicators
Disadvantaged Groups
Disadvantaged Groups
World Health Organization
Urban Health Services
Rural Health Services
Nutrition and Health Care
Health Aspects of Poverty
Health and Hygiene and the Poor
Education, Health and Social Protection
Access to Health Care
Social Aspects Of Poverty
Cost of medical care
Health status indicators
Sanitation services
Sickness
Illness
Prevention of disease
Health status indicators
Cost and standard of living
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