PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Harsha Thirumurthy
AU  - Joshua Graff Zivin
AU  - Markus Goldstein
TI  - The Economic Impact of AIDS Treatment
AID  - 10.3368/jhr.43.3.511
DP  - 2008 Jul 01
TA  - Journal of Human Resources
PG  - 511--552
VI  - 43
IP  - 3
4099  - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/43/3/511.short
4100  - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/43/3/511.full
SO  - J Hum Resour2008 Jul 01; 43
AB  - 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.