Medication Against Conflict

Andrea Berlanda, Matteo Cervellati, Elena Esposito, Dominic Rohner and Uwe Sunde

No 17125, CEPR Discussion Papers from C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

Abstract: This paper investigates the consequences of the successful expansion of anti-retroviral therapy (ART) to combat the HIV/AIDS pandemic on social violence and conflict in Africa. Identification is based on exogenous variation in the scope for treatment and global variation in drug prices. We find that the ART expansion significantly reduced the number of violent events in African countries and sub-national regions. The effect is not explained by general improvements in economic prosperity, but related to health improvements, greater approval of government policy, and increased trust in political institutions. Counterfactual simulations illustrate the quantitative relevance of the results.

Keywords: Hiv; Conflict; Social violence; Art expansion; Trust; Africa; Health intervention; Domestic violence (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C36 D47 I15 O10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022-03
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