Educational attainment and HIV/AIDS prevalence: A cross-country study

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 14-21

  Lakhanpal, Manisha ^a   Ram, Rati ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS prevalence; Economic impact; Educational economics; Human capital

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; DISEASE PREVALENCE; ECONOMIC IMPACT; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; HUMAN CAPITAL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 38949162900     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2006.09.003     Document Type: Article

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