TY  - JOUR
AU  - Kalemli-Ozcan,Sebnem
TI  - AIDS, "Reversal" of the Demographic Transition and Economic Development: Evidence from Africa
JF  - National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper Series
VL  - No. 12181
PY  - 2006
Y2  - May 2006
UR  - http://www.nber.org/papers/w12181
L1  - http://www.nber.org/papers/w12181.pdf
N1  - Author contact info:
Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan
Department of Economics
University of Maryland
Tydings Hall 4118D
College Park, MD 20742-7211
Tel: 301/405-3266
E-Mail: kalemli@econ.umd.edu
AB  - Using country- and region-level data, I investigate the effect of HIV/AIDS on fertility in Africa during 1985-2000. Results differ depending on the variation used and the estimation method. Between estimates that exploit cross-sectional variation suggest a positive significant effect of HIV/AIDS on fertility, whereas within estimates that are identified of off time-series variation show both positive and negative results depending on the HIV/AIDS variable used. These within estimates are insignificant in most of the specifications.
ER  -