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The Effect of the AIDS Epidemic on Economic Welfare in Sub-Saharan Africa
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In this article, the impact of AIDS on lifetime earnings and the returns to education in Botswana was assessed and the effect of Mortality Change on Economic Welfare in Africa was discussed.Abstract:
ii 1. Background 2 2. Methods: Assessing the Impact of Mortality Change on Change in Economic Welfare 4 3. Mortality Change and Economic Welfare in Africa 7 4. The Effect of AIDS on Lifetime Earnings and the Returns to Education in Botswana 9 References 13read more
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The Economic Burden of Malaria
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Geography, demography, and economic growth in Africa.
David E. Bloom,Jeffrey D. Sachs +1 more
TL;DR: The effects of climate, topography, and natural ecology on public health, nutrition, demographics, technological diffusion, international trade and other determinants of economic development in Africa are presented.