A Theoretical and Empirical Investigation of the Effects of Public Health Subsidies for STD Testing

作者: T. J. Philipson , R. A. Posner

DOI: 10.2307/2118446

关键词: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)Environmental healthAcquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)SubsidyEconomicsIncidence (epidemiology)Public health

摘要: The paper investigates, both theoretically and empirically, the private demand for STD testing protection against infection with emphasis on AIDS virus (HIV) effects of public subsidies such incidence sexually transmitted diseases. We discuss theoretical conditions under which subsidizing either increases or decreases disease provide evidence empirical significance those conditions.

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