HIV Status and Labor Market Participation in South Africa

James Levinsohn, Zoë McLaren, Olive Shisana and Khangelani Zuma
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James Levinsohn: Yale University and NBER
Olive Shisana: Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa
Khangelani Zuma: Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa

The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2013, vol. 95, issue 1, 98-108

Abstract: We use econometric methods based on the propensity score to estimate the causal effect of HIV status on employment outcomes in South Africa. Relying on rich data from a national survey, which included HIV testing, we control for systematic differences between HIV-positive and HIV-negative individuals. We provide the first nationally representative estimates of the impact of HIV status on employment outcomes for southern Africa. Being HIV positive is associated with an increase of 6 to 7 percentage points in the likelihood of unemployment overall and 10 to 11 percentage points for those who are less educated. This disadvantage reinforces existing inequalities in South Africa. © 2013 The President and Fellows of Harvard College and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Keywords: HIV; employment; labor; South Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I14 J22 O15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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