A Theoretical and Empirical Investigation of the Effects of Public Health Subsidies for STD Testing
从理论和实证两方面研究性病检测的私人需求，重点分析艾滋病检测补贴对疾病发病率的影响，并检验相关理论条件的实际意义。
The paper investigates, both theoretically and empirically, the private demand for STD testing and for protection against infection with emphasis on testing for the AIDS virus (HIV) and on the effects of public subsidies for such testing on the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases. We discuss the theoretical conditions under which subsidizing testing either increases or decreases disease incidence and provide evidence on the empirical significance of those conditions.