Publications

The Economics of the Global Response to HIV/AIDS, Oxford University Press, 2016.

"Effectiveness of and Financial Returns to Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention in South Africa: An Incremental Cost-Effectiveness Analysis" (with Nicole Fraser-Hurt and Marelize Gorgens), PLoS Medicine, May 2016.

Cliff Kerr and others, "Optima: A Model for HIV Epidemic Analysis, Program Prioritization, and Resource Optimization," Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, Vol. 69, No. 3, pp. 365-376, 2015.

Anna Vassall and others, "Financing Essential HIV Services: A New Economic Agenda", PLoS Medicine, Vol. 10, No. 12:e1001567, 2014.

"The Macroeconomic Effect of HIV/AIDS," in: Culyer, Tony (ed.) Elsevier Encyclopaedia of Health Economics, 2013.

The Fiscal Dimension of HIV/AIDS in Botswana, South Africa, Swaziland, and Uganda, with Elizabeth Lule, World Bank, 2012.

"Framing HIV/AIDS as an Economic Development Challenge," Brown Journal of World Affairs, April 2011.

"HIV/AIDS, Economic Growth, Inequality," in: D. Sahn, The Socioeconomic Dimensions of HIV/AIDS in Africa: Challenges, Opportunities and Misconceptions, Cornell University Press, 2011.

"Determinants and Macroeconomic Impact of Remittances in Sub-Saharan Africa" (with Raju Jan Singh, Kyung-woo Lee, and Maëlan Le Goff), Journal of African Economies, Vol. 20, No. 2, pp. 312-40 (March 2011).

"Quantifying the Impact of ICTs on Growth in Developing Economies," in: A. López-Claros, The Innovation for Development Report 2009-2010, Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.

"Financing HIV/AIDS Programs in Sub-Saharan Africa," Health Affairs, Vol. 28, No. 6, pp. 1606-16, 2009.

"Globalization and Health," in the Princeton Encyclopedia of the World Economy, Princeton University Press, 2009.

HIV and AIDS in South Asia: An Economic Development Risk, with Mariam Claeson (editors), World Bank, 2009.

"Development Impact of HIV and AIDS in South Asia," in M. Haacker and M. Claeson (eds.), HIV and AIDS in South Asia, World Bank, 2009.

"Financing the Response to HIV/AIDS: Some Fiscal and Macroeconomic Considerations," AIDS, Vol. 22, Suppl. 1, pp. S17-S22, July 2008.

"Access to Communication Services in Sub-Saharan Africa," in The Global Information Technology Report 2006/07, Palgrave Macmillan (for World Economic Forum), 2007.

"Fiscal and Macroeconomic Aspects of the HIV Pandemic," in Beck and others (eds.), The HIV Pandemic: Local and Global Implications, Oxford University Press, 2006.

"The ICT Sector and the Global Economy: Counting the Gains," in The Global Information Technology Report 2004/05, Palgrave Macmillan (for World Economic Forum), 2005.

The Macroeconomics of HIV/AIDS (editor), 2004 (Washington: IMF).

"HIV/AIDS: The Impact on the Social Fabric and the Economy," in Haacker (ed.), The Macroeconomics of HIV/AIDS (Washington: IMF), 2004.

"The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Government Finance and Public Services," in Haacker (ed.), The Macroeconomics of HIV/AIDS (Washington: IMF), 2004.

"Welfare Implications of HIV/AIDS" (with Nicholas Crafts), in: Haacker (ed.), The Macroeconomics of HIV/AIDS (Washington: IMF), 2004.

"Providing Health Services to HIV/AIDS Patients in Southern Africa," in: B. Granville (ed.), The Economics of Essential Medicines, London (RIIA) and Washington DC (Brookings Institution), 2003.

"The Information Technology Revolution" (co-author), Chapter III, World Economic Outlook, October 2001.

"The Decline of Inflation in Emerging Markets - Can It Be Maintained?" (co-author), Chapter IV, World Economic Outlook, May 2001.

Shorter published pieces

"Macroeconomic Impact of HIV: the Need for Better Modelling" (with Erik Lamontagne, Bruno Ventelou, and Robert Greener), Current Opinion in HIV & AIDS, Vol. 5, No. 3, pp. 249–54, May 2010.

"Macroeconomic Constraints To Health Financing: A Guide For The Perplexed," World Health Report (2010) Background Paper No. 49, 2010.

"HIV/AIDS," and "Millennium Development Goals," Princeton Encyclopedia of the World Economy, Princeton University Press, 2009.

"HIV/AIDS - A Fiscal Policy Perspective," Commonwealth Finance Ministers Reference Report 2006, September 2006 (draft available as pdf file).

"IT is Transforming Low-Income Countries, Too," IMF Survey, Vol. 34, No. 16, August 2006.

"HIV/AIDS: Demographic, Economic, and Fiscal Consequences," in: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook, October 2004 (Washington DC: International Monetary Fund), 2004.

"The Economic Implications of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic," Centrepiece, London School of Economics, Vol. 6 No. 1, Spring 2001.

Working Papers

Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Voluntary Medical Male circumcision for HIV Prevention in South Africa – An Incremental Analysis (with Nicole Fraser-Hurt and Marelize Gorgens), March 2014.

"Financing HIV Programmes: The Role of External Support" (with Robert Greener), February 2012.

"Contribution of Increased Life Expectancy to Living Standards," draft paper, July 2011.

"ICT Equipment Investment and Growth in Low- and Lower-Middle-Income Countries," IMF Working Paper 10/66, 2010.

"Determinants and Macroeconomic Impact of Remittances in Sub-Saharan Africa" (with Raju Jan Singh and Kyung-woo Lee), IMF Working Paper 09/216, 2009.

"HIV/AIDS: The Impact on Poverty and Inequality" (with Gonzalo Salinas), IMF Working Paper 06/126, 2006.

"Welfare Implications of HIV/AIDS" (with Nicholas Crafts), IMF Working Paper 03/118, 2003.

"Modeling the Macroeconomic Impact of HIV/AIDS," IMF Working Paper 02/195, 2002.

"It's Not What You Make, It's How You Use IT: Measuring the Welfare Benefits of the IT Revolution Across Countries" (with Tamim Bayoumi), IMF Working Paper 02/117, 2002; also issued as CEP Discussion Paper (London School of Economics) and CEPR Discussion Paper.

"You Say You Want A Revolution: Information Technology and Growth" (with James Morsink), IMF Working Paper 02/70, 2002.

"The Economic Impact of HIV/AIDS in Southern Africa," IMF Working Paper 02/38, 2002.

"Providing Health Services to HIV/AIDS Patients in Southern Africa," IMF Policy Discussion Paper 01/03, 2001.