Levinsohn, JamesMcLaren, ZoeShisana, OliveZuma, Khangelani2021-11-232021-11-232013-03-01Levinsohn, James et al.; HIV Status and Labor Market Participation in South Africa ; The Review of Economics and Statistics, 95 (1): 98–108, 1 March, 2013; https://doi.org/10.1162/REST_a_00237https://doi.org/10.1162/REST_a_00237http://hdl.handle.net/11603/23469We use econometric methods based on the propensity score to estimate the causal effect of HIV status on employment outcomes in South Africa. Relying on rich data from a national survey, which included HIV testing, we control for systematic differences between HIV-positive and HIV-negative individuals. We provide the first nationally representative estimates of the impact of HIV status on employment outcomes for southern Africa. Being HIV positive is associated with an increase of 6 to 7 percentage points in the likelihood of unemployment overall and 10 to 11 percentage points for those who are less educated. This disadvantage reinforces existing inequalities in South Africa.11 pagesen-USThis item is likely protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. Unless on a Creative Commons license, for uses protected by Copyright Law, contact the copyright holder or the author.© 2013 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College and the Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyText