PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Habyarimana, James
AU  - Mbakile, Bekezela
AU  - Pop-Eleches, Cristian
TI  - The Impact of HIV/AIDS and ARV Treatment on Worker Absenteeism
AID  - 10.3368/jhr.45.4.809
DP  - 2010 Oct 02
TA  - Journal of Human Resources
PG  - 809--839
VI  - 45
IP  - 4
4099  - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/45/4/809.short
4100  - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/45/4/809.full
SO  - J Hum Resour2010 Oct 02; 45
AB  - 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.