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- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
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- ©by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
- ISSN
- 1548-8004
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Abstract
ABSTRACT: This paper assesses the link between beliefs about HIV infection and fertility. I develop and estimate a dynamic discrete-choice life-cycle fertility model in which expectations about life horizon and child survival depend on perceived HIV infection. Using data containing beliefs on own status, I show that the presence of HIV reduces average lifetime fertility in rural Malawi by 0.15 births. Counterfactual policy simulations predict that prevention of mother-to-child transmission and HIV testing would have overall negligible impacts on fertility, although testing reduces the fertility of infected women, leading to a reduction in child mortality.
Journal
Journal of Human Resources – University of Wisconsin Press
Published: Jul 27, 2017