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Welfare Payments and the Spread of HIV in the United States

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  • Rand W. Ressler
  • Melissa S. Waters
  • R. Carter Hill
  • John Keith Watson

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Clarke and Strauss (1998), among others, have determined that the magnitude of financial transfers to unwed mothers is positively related to out‐of‐wedlock fertility rates. Increases in fertility rates must be accompanied by increases in unprotected sex, and unprotected sex allows for the spread of sexually transmitted diseases. We hypothesize that states with relatively greater welfare payments under the old Aid to Families with Dependant Children (AFDC) program are associated with higher rates of heterosexually contracted human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Using data for 26 reporting states from 1993 to 1996, our weighted instrumental variables estimates with clustered standard errors are consistent with our hypothesis. (JEL D1, I38)

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  • Rand W. Ressler & Melissa S. Waters & R. Carter Hill & John Keith Watson, 2005. "Welfare Payments and the Spread of HIV in the United States," Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International, vol. 23(1), pages 40-49, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:coecpo:v:23:y:2005:i:1:p:40-49
    DOI: 10.1093/cep/byi004
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    1. Ressler, Rand W. & Waters, Melissa S. & Hill, R. Carter, 2011. "Welfare Reform and the Spread of HIV," Review of Applied Economics, Lincoln University, Department of Financial and Business Systems, vol. 7(1-2), pages 1-15, March.
    2. Rand W. Ressler & Melissa S. Waters & John Keith Watson, 2006. "Contributing Factors to the Spread of Sexually Transmitted Diseases," American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 65(4), pages 943-961, October.

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    JEL classification:

    • D1 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior
    • I38 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs

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