HIV Pandemic, Medical Brain Drain, and Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

Country-level longitudinal data at three-year intervals over 1990–2004 are used to analyze the factors affecting emigration of physicians from Sub-Saharan countries and the effects of this medical brain drain on life expectancy and number of deaths due to AIDS. Data are compiled on emigrating Africa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bhargava, Alok, Docquier, Frédéric
Published: World Bank 2012
Subjects:
HIV
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4483