| Exploring the Links Between HIV/AIDS, Social Capital, and Development
David, Antonio C.; Li, Carmen A.
World Bank, Finance and Private Sector Development Unit, Africa Region, Policy Research Working Paper 4679, Web posted July 23, 2008, 31p
"The study quantifies the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on social capital with cross-country data. Using data from the World Values Survey, the authors estimate reduced-form regressions of prevalence, institutional quality, social distance, and economic indicators, which are the main determinants of social capital controlling for HIV. The results indicate that HIV prevalence affects social capital negatively. 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 percent point decline in social capital."
Antonio C. David is a research fellow at the International Bank for reconstruction and development (IBRD), World Bank Group. Carmen A LI works for the Research Alliance for Development (RAD).
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H9/04-08 posted August 25, 2008
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