Year: 2008
Author: Coetzee, Celeste
Unit: ASRU
Journal: South African Journal of Economics
Volume: 76
Issue: 1
Pages: 75-85
Abstract:

This paper examines the impact of highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART) on labour force participation of people living with HIV/AIDS in Khayelitsha, South Africa. Cox Proportional HazardModels with stratum effects for three medical clinics, and Accelerated Failure Time Models with individual specific unobserved shared effects (frailty), are estimated for transitions from inactivity to unemployment, and transitions from unemployment into employment, using a longitudinal data set. The findings of this study indicate that HAART leads to greater activity in the labour market, but there was not a strong effect on re-entry into employment.

JEL Classifications: C41, J21

Keywords: HIV/AIDS, employment, highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)