The Economic Impact of AIDS Treatment
基于与治疗项目合作收集的纵向调查数据，估计抗逆转录病毒治疗对成年患者及其家庭成员劳动供给的经济影响。治疗启动后六个月内，患者参与劳动的概率提高20%，每周工作时间增加35%。
Using longitudinal survey data collected in collaboration with a treatment program, this paper estimates the economic impacts of antiretroviral treatment. The responses in two outcomes are studied: (1) labor supply of treated adult AIDS patients; and (2) labor supply of individuals in patients' households. Within six months after treatment initiation, there is a 20 percent increase in the likelihood of the patient participating in the labor force and a 35 percent increase in weekly hours worked. Young boys in treated patients' households work significantly less after treatment initiation, while girls and adult household members do not change their labor supply.