The Impact of HIV/AIDS and ARV Treatment on Worker Absenteeism: Implications for African Firms

Autor/inn/en	Habyarimana, James; Mbakile, Bekezela; Pop-Eleches, Cristian
Titel	The Impact of HIV/AIDS and ARV Treatment on Worker Absenteeism: Implications for African Firms
Quelle	In: Journal of Human Resources, 45 (2010) 4, S.809-839 (31 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-166X
Schlagwörter	Communicable Diseases; Labor Market; Foreign Countries; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS); Outcomes of Treatment; Employee Absenteeism; Health Services; Drug Therapy; Manufacturing Industry; Cost Effectiveness; Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Contagious disease; Contagious diseases; Communicable disease; Infektionskrankheit; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Ausland; Employee; Absenteeism; Absentismus; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; Fertigungswirtschaft; Produzierendes Gewerbe; Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse; Kosten-Nutzen-Denken; Afrika
Abstract	We characterize medium and long-run labor market impacts of HIV/AIDS and ARV treatment using unique panel data of worker absenteeism and information from an AIDS treatment program at a large mining firm in Botswana. We present robust evidence of an inverse-V shaped pattern in worker absenteeism around the time of ARV treatment inception. Absenteeism one to four years after treatment start is low and similar to nonenrolled workers at the firm. Furthermore, our analysis suggests that for the typical manufacturing firm in Africa, the benefits of treatment to the firm cover 8-22 percent of the cost of treatment. (Contains 48 footnotes, 4 tables, and 5 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10