HIV, wages, and the skill premium

Arbeitspapier

The HIV epidemic has dramatically decreased labor supply among prime-age adults in sub-Saharan Africa. Using within-country variation in regional HIV prevalence and a synthetic panel, I find that HIV significantly increases the capital-labor ratio in urban manufacturing firms. The impact of HIV on average wages is positive but imprecisely estimated. In contrast, HIV has a large positive impact on the skill premium. The impact of HIV on the wages of low skilled workers is insignificantly different from 0, and is strongly dampened by competition from rural migrants. The HIV epidemic disproportionately increases the incomes of high-skilled survivors, thus increasing inequality.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 6438

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Time Allocation and Labor Supply ; Health and Economic Development ; Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
• Thema: labor supply ; wages ; health ; AIDS ; HIV ; development ; AIDS ; Arbeitsangebot ; Lohnstruktur ; Qualifikation ; Bildungsertrag ; Schätzung ; Afrika südlich der Sahara

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Marinescu, Ioana E.
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
• (wo): Bonn
• (wann): 2012

Weitere Informationen

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/58825
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-201207126181
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ