How do Roads Spread AIDS in Africa? A Critique of the Received Policy Wisdom
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Keywords
HIV/AIDS epidemic; spatial inequalities; risk taking;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General
- O12 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
- O18 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-AFR-2010-05-22 (Africa)
- NEP-HEA-2010-05-22 (Health Economics)
- NEP-URE-2010-05-22 (Urban and Real Estate Economics)
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