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The Role of Marriage in Fighting HIV: A Quantitative Illustration for Malawi

Jeremy Greenwood¹; Philipp Kircher²; Cezar Santos³; Michèle Tertilt⁴

¹ Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania, 3718 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104 (e-mail: ) · ² European University Institute, Villa la Fonte, Via delle Fontanelle 18, 50014, San Domenico di Fiesole, Italy, and University of Edinburgh (e-mail: ) · ³ FGV/EPGE, Escola Brasileira de Economia e Finanças, Praia de Botafogo, 190/1100, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (e-mail: ) · ⁴ Department of Economics, University of Mannheim, L7, 3-5, 68131 Mannheim, Germany (e-mail: )

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.

DOI

10.1257/aer.p20171056

Volume

107 (5)

Pages

158-162

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en

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