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Working Papers
2024
- Education and Adult Cognition in a Low-income Setting: Differences among Adult Siblings
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
- Explaining Adverse Cholesterol Levels and Distinct Gender Patterns in an Indonesian Population Compared with the U.S
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
- Extreme Events, Educational Aspirations and Long-term Outcomes
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
2023
- Evolution of Risk Aversion over Five Years after a Major Natural Disaster
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
- Understanding the Impacts of a Natural Disaster: Evidence from the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
2020
- Farm Profits, Prices and Household Behavior
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
2019
- Decision-Making in Complex Households
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
2017
- Human Capital and Shocks: Evidence on Education, Health and Nutrition
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
See also Chapter Human Capital and Shocks: Evidence on Education, Health, and Nutrition, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) View citations (10) (2017)
- Impact of Violent Crime on Risk Aversion: Evidence from the Mexican Drug War
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)
2016
- Adult Mortality Five Years after a Natural Disaster: Evidence from the Indian Ocean Tsunami
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
- Height and Cognition at Work: Labor Market Productivity in a Low Income Setting
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)
2015
- Biological Health Risks and Economic Development
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
2014
- Endogenous Co-residence and Program Incidence: South Africa's Old Age Pension
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (31)
- Extended Families and Child Well-being
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
- Farms, Families, and Markets: New Evidence on Completeness of Markets in Agricultural Settings
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
- The Effects of Mortality on Fertility: Population Dynamics after a Natural Disaster
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
2013
- The Impact of Parental Death on Child Well-being: Evidence from the Indian Ocean Tsunami
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
2011
- Fertility Regulation in an Economic Crisis
Working Papers, eSocialSciences 
See also Journal Article Fertility Regulation in an Economic Crisis, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2012) View citations (11) (2012)
- Mortality, the Family and the Indian Ocean Tsunami
Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (25)
See also Journal Article Mortality, The Family and The Indian Ocean Tsunami, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2011) View citations (32) (2011)
2010
- Cutting the costs of attrition: Results from the Indonesia Family Life Survey
Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (12)
See also Journal Article Cutting the costs of attrition: Results from the Indonesia Family Life Survey, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2012) View citations (71) (2012)
2007
- Psychological health before, during, and after an economic crisis: results from Indonesia, 1993 - 2000
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (15)
See also Journal Article Psychological Health Before, During, and After an Economic Crisis: Results from Indonesia, 1993--2000, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2008) View citations (23) (2008)
2006
- Out of West Africa: Evidence on the Efficient Allocation of Resources within Farm Households
Working Papers, Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago
2004
- Economic Shocks, Wealth and Welfare
Labor and Demography, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (27)
See also Journal Article Economic Shocks, Wealth, and Welfare, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2003) View citations (118) (2003)
- Lost but Not Forgotten: Attrition and Follow-up in the Indonesia Family Life Survey
Labor and Demography, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (20)
See also Journal Article Lost but Not Forgotten: Attrition and Follow-up in the Indonesia Family Life Survey, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2001) View citations (100) (2001)
- Migration in Retrospect: Remembrances of Things Past
Labor and Demography, University Library of Munich, Germany 
Also in Working Papers, RAND - Labor and Population Program (1997) View citations (3)
- On the Road: Marriage and Mobility in Malaysia
Labor and Demography, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (5)
Also in Labor and Demography, University Library of Munich, Germany (2004) 
See also Journal Article On the Road: Marriage and Mobility in Malaysia, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (1998) View citations (21) (1998)
- Remembrances of Things Past: Test-Retest Reliability of Retrospective Migration Histories
Labor and Demography, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (3)
See also Journal Article Remembrances of things past: test–retest reliability of retrospective migration histories, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, Royal Statistical Society (2003) View citations (65) (2003)
- The Effect of Economic Crises on Nutritional Status: Evidence from Russia
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (16)
2001
- Measuring power
FCND discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (7)
Also in FCND briefs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2001) View citations (4)
2000
- Family Bargaining and Welfare
Working Papers, RAND - Labor and Population Program View citations (29)
- Labor Market Transitions of Men and Women During an Economic Crisis: Evidence from Indonesia
Working Papers, RAND - Labor and Population Program View citations (8)
- Longer Term Effects of Head Start
Working Papers, RAND - Labor and Population Program View citations (10)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2000) View citations (83)
See also Journal Article Longer-Term Effects of Head Start, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2002) View citations (244) (2002)
- Lost But Not Forgotten Attribution and Follow-up in the Indonesian Family Life Survey
Working Papers, RAND - Labor and Population Program View citations (8)
- Wages, Employment and Economic Shocks: Evidence from Indonesia
Working Papers, RAND - Labor and Population Program View citations (2)
See also Journal Article Wages, employment and economic shocks: Evidence from Indonesia, Journal of Population Economics, Springer (2002) View citations (81) (2002)
- Women's Health and Pregnancy Outcomes: Does Access to Services Make a Difference?
Working Papers, RAND - Labor and Population Program View citations (2)
1999
- Early Test Scores, Socioeconomic Status and Future Outcomes
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (116)
- Health, Family Planning and Well-Being in Indonesia during an Economic Crisis: Early Results from the Indonesian Family Life Survey
Working Papers, RAND - Labor and Population Program View citations (10)
- Measuring Change in Indonesia
Working Papers, RAND - Labor and Population Program View citations (6)
- The Real Costs of Indonesia's Economic Crisis: Preliminary Findings from the Indonesia Family Life Surveys
Working Papers, RAND - Labor and Population Program View citations (107)
1998
- School Quality and the Longer-Term Effects of Head Start
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
See also Journal Article School Quality and the Longer-Term Effects of Head Start, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2000) View citations (89) (2000)
1997
- Health Care Prices, Health and Labor Outcomes: Experimental Evidence
Working Papers, RAND - Labor and Population Program View citations (32)
- Health and Wages: Evidence on Men and Women in Urban Brazil
Working Papers, RAND - Reprint Series View citations (270)
See also Journal Article Health and wages: Evidence on men and women in urban Brazil, Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier (1997) View citations (293) (1997)
1996
- Does Head Start Help Hispanic Children?
Working Papers, RAND - Labor and Population Program View citations (4)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1996) View citations (9)
See also Journal Article Does Head Start help hispanic children?, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (1999) View citations (83) (1999)
- Education Across Generations in South Africa
Working Papers, RAND - Reprint Series View citations (45)
See also Journal Article Education across Generations in South Africa, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1996) View citations (48) (1996)
- Fertility, Contraceptive Choice, and Public Policy in Zimbabwe
Working Papers, RAND - Reprint Series View citations (6)
See also Journal Article Fertility, Contraceptive Choice, and Public Policy in Zimbabwe, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (1996) View citations (9) (1996)
- Fertility, Education and Resources in South Africa
Working Papers, RAND - Labor and Population Program View citations (2)
- Measurment and Mismeasurement of Social Indicators
Working Papers, RAND - Reprint Series View citations (6)
See also Journal Article Measurement and Mismeasurement of Social Indicators, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1996) View citations (21) (1996)
- Nutritional Status in Indonesia: Evidence from the 1993 Indonesian Family Life Survey
Working Papers, RAND - Labor and Population Program View citations (1)
- Parental Investments in Schooling: The Roles of Gender and Resources in Urban Brazil
Working Papers, RAND - Labor and Population Program View citations (11)
- Public Policy and Anthropometric Outcomes in the Cote d'Ivoire
Working Papers, RAND - Reprint Series View citations (70)
Also in Working Papers, Yale - Economic Growth Center (1991) View citations (3) Working Papers, RAND - Labor and Population Program (1995) Working Papers, World Bank - Living Standards Measurement (1992) View citations (15)
See also Journal Article Public policy and anthropometric outcomes in the Cote d'Ivoire, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (1996) View citations (56) (1996)
- Quality of Health Care, Survivial and Health Outcomes in Ghana
Working Papers, RAND - Reprint Series View citations (52)
Also in Working Papers, World Bank - Living Standards Measurement (1995) View citations (6)
See also Journal Article Quality of health care, survival and health outcomes in Ghana, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (1996) View citations (118) (1996)
1995
- Contraceptive Choice, Fertility, and Public Policy in Zimbabwe
Working Papers, World Bank - Living Standards Measurement View citations (2)
- Does Head Start make a Difference?
Working Papers, RAND - Reprint Series View citations (310)
Also in Working Papers, Yale - Economic Growth Center (1993) View citations (12) NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1993) View citations (11)
See also Journal Article Does Head Start Make a Difference?, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1995) View citations (326) (1995)
- Empirical Modeling of Household and Family Decisions
Working Papers, RAND - Reprint Series View citations (104)
- Health, Nutrition and Economic development
Working Papers, RAND - Labor and Population Program View citations (16)
See also Journal Article Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development, Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association (1998) View citations (742) (1998)
- Health, Wealth and Wages of Men and Women in Urban Brazil
Working Papers, RAND - Labor and Population Program View citations (11)
- Like Father, Like Son, Like Mother, Like Daughter, Parental Resources and Child Height
Working Papers, RAND - Reprint Series View citations (42)
See also Journal Article Like Father, like Son; Like Mother, like Daughter: Parental Resources and Child Height, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (1994) View citations (361) (1994)
- Medical Care for Children, Public Insurance, Private Insurance, and Racial Differences in Utilization
Working Papers, RAND - Reprint Series View citations (25)
See also Journal Article Medical Care for Children: Public Insurance, Private Insurance, and Racial Differences in Utilization, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (1995) View citations (25) (1995)
- Nature vs. Nurture? The Bell Curve and Children's Cognitive Achievement
Working Papers, RAND - Labor and Population Program View citations (3)
- Race, Children's Cognitive Achievement and The Bell Curve
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
1993
- Medicaid and Medical Care for Children
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
- Medical Care for Children: Public Insurance, Private Insurance and Radical Differences in Utilisation
Working Papers, RAND - Labor and Population Program View citations (1)
- On the Road: Marriage and Mortality in Malaysia
Working Papers, RAND - Labor and Population Program View citations (3)
- The Demographic Transition in South Africa: Another Look at the Evidence from Botswana and Zimbabwe
Working Papers, RAND - Labor and Population Program
1992
- The Demographic Transition in Southern Africa: Another Look at the Evidence from Botswana and Zimbabwe
Working Papers, Yale - Economic Growth Center
See also Journal Article The demographic transition in southern Africa: Another look at the evidence from Botswana and Zimbabwe, Demography, Springer (1994) View citations (3) (1994)
- The Distribution of Income and Expenditure within the Household
Working Papers, Yale - Economic Growth Center View citations (17)
1991
- Gender differences in household resource allocations
Working Papers, World Bank - Living Standards Measurement View citations (6)
- LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON: GENDER DIFFERENCES IN HOUSEHOLD RESOURCE ALLOCATIONS
Working Papers, Yale - Economic Growth Center View citations (6)
- Measurement of Child Health: Maternal Response Bias
Working Papers, Yale - Economic Growth Center View citations (17)
- Wages, Schooling and Background: Investments in Men and Women in Urban Brazil
Working Papers, Yale - Economic Growth Center View citations (2)
1990
- PRICES, INFRASTRUCTURE, HOUSEHOLD CHARASTERISTICS AND CHILD HEIGHT
Working Papers, Yale - Economic Growth Center View citations (8)
See also Journal Article Prices, infrastructure, household characteristics and child height, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (1992) View citations (73) (1992)
- THE SHAPE OF THE CALORIE-EXPENDITURE CURVE
Working Papers, Yale - Economic Growth Center View citations (15)
1989
- ESTIMATING THE IMPACT OF INCOME AND PRICE CHANGES ON CONSUMPTION IN BRAZIL
Working Papers, Yale - Economic Growth Center View citations (4)
- INTRA-HOUSEHOLD RESOURCE ALLOCATION: AN INFERENTIAL APPROACH
Working Papers, Yale - Economic Growth Center View citations (115)
See also Journal Article Intra-Household Resource Allocation: An Inferential Approach, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (1990) View citations (872) (1990)
- MODELLING THE USE AND ADAPTATION OF TECHNOLOGIES BY UPLAND RICE AND SOYBEAN FARMERS IN CENTRAL-WEST BRAZIL
Working Papers, Yale - Economic Growth Center
Journal Articles
2012
- Cutting the costs of attrition: Results from the Indonesia Family Life Survey
Journal of Development Economics, 2012, 98, (1), 108-123 View citations (71)
See also Working Paper Cutting the costs of attrition: Results from the Indonesia Family Life Survey, Working Papers (2010) View citations (12) (2010)
- Fertility Regulation in an Economic Crisis
Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2012, 61, (1), 7 - 38 View citations (11)
See also Working Paper Fertility Regulation in an Economic Crisis, Working Papers (2011) (2011)
2011
- Mortality, The Family and The Indian Ocean Tsunami
Economic Journal, 2011, 121, (554), F162-F182 View citations (32)
See also Working Paper Mortality, the Family and the Indian Ocean Tsunami, Working Papers (2011) View citations (25) (2011)
2009
- Investments, Time Preferences, and Public Transfers Paid to Women
Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2009, 57, (3), 507-538 View citations (84)
2008
- Nutritional Status During an Economic Crisis: Evidence from Russia
Economic Journal, 2008, 118, (531), 1385-1417 View citations (63)
- Psychological Health Before, During, and After an Economic Crisis: Results from Indonesia, 1993--2000
The World Bank Economic Review, 2008, 23, (1), 57-76 View citations (23)
See also Working Paper Psychological health before, during, and after an economic crisis: results from Indonesia, 1993 - 2000, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2007) View citations (15) (2007)
2005
- Health consequences of forest fires in Indonesia
Demography, 2005, 42, (1), 109-129 View citations (34)
2004
- Education in a crisis
Journal of Development Economics, 2004, 74, (1), 53-85 View citations (145)
2003
- Economic Shocks, Wealth, and Welfare
Journal of Human Resources, 2003, 38, (2) View citations (118)
See also Working Paper Economic Shocks, Wealth and Welfare, Labor and Demography (2004) View citations (27) (2004)
- Remembrances of things past: test–retest reliability of retrospective migration histories
Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, 2003, 166, (1), 23-49 View citations (65)
See also Working Paper Remembrances of Things Past: Test-Retest Reliability of Retrospective Migration Histories, Labor and Demography (2004) View citations (3) (2004)
2002
- Longer-Term Effects of Head Start
American Economic Review, 2002, 92, (4), 999-1012 View citations (244)
See also Working Paper Longer Term Effects of Head Start, Working Papers (2000) View citations (10) (2000)
- Wages, employment and economic shocks: Evidence from Indonesia
Journal of Population Economics, 2002, 15, (1), 161-193 View citations (81)
See also Working Paper Wages, Employment and Economic Shocks: Evidence from Indonesia, Working Papers (2000) View citations (2) (2000)
2001
- Lost but Not Forgotten: Attrition and Follow-up in the Indonesia Family Life Survey
Journal of Human Resources, 2001, 36, (3), 556-592 View citations (100)
See also Working Paper Lost but Not Forgotten: Attrition and Follow-up in the Indonesia Family Life Survey, Labor and Demography (2004) View citations (20) (2004)
- Women’s health and pregnancy outcomes: Do services make a difference?
Demography, 2001, 38, (2), 253-265 View citations (20)
2000
- School Quality and the Longer-Term Effects of Head Start
Journal of Human Resources, 2000, 35, (4), 755-774 View citations (89)
See also Working Paper School Quality and the Longer-Term Effects of Head Start, NBER Working Papers (1998) View citations (5) (1998)
1999
- Does Head Start help hispanic children?
Journal of Public Economics, 1999, 74, (2), 235-262 View citations (83)
See also Working Paper Does Head Start Help Hispanic Children?, Working Papers (1996) View citations (4) (1996)
1998
- Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development
Journal of Economic Literature, 1998, 36, (2), 766-817 View citations (742)
See also Working Paper Health, Nutrition and Economic development, Working Papers (1995) View citations (16) (1995)
- On the Road: Marriage and Mobility in Malaysia
Journal of Human Resources, 1998, 33, (4), 805-832 View citations (21)
See also Working Paper On the Road: Marriage and Mobility in Malaysia, Labor and Demography (2004) View citations (5) (2004)
1997
- Health and wages: Evidence on men and women in urban Brazil
Journal of Econometrics, 1997, 77, (1), 159-185 View citations (293)
See also Working Paper Health and Wages: Evidence on Men and Women in Urban Brazil, Working Papers (1997) View citations (270) (1997)
1996
- Education across Generations in South Africa
American Economic Review, 1996, 86, (2), 330-34 View citations (48)
See also Working Paper Education Across Generations in South Africa, Working Papers (1996) View citations (45) (1996)
- Fertility, Contraceptive Choice, and Public Policy in Zimbabwe
The World Bank Economic Review, 1996, 10, (1), 189-222 View citations (9)
See also Working Paper Fertility, Contraceptive Choice, and Public Policy in Zimbabwe, Working Papers (1996) View citations (6) (1996)
- Measurement and Mismeasurement of Social Indicators
American Economic Review, 1996, 86, (2), 30-34 View citations (21)
See also Working Paper Measurment and Mismeasurement of Social Indicators, Working Papers (1996) View citations (6) (1996)
- Public policy and anthropometric outcomes in the Cote d'Ivoire
Journal of Public Economics, 1996, 61, (2), 155-192 View citations (56)
See also Working Paper Public Policy and Anthropometric Outcomes in the Cote d'Ivoire, Working Papers (1996) View citations (70) (1996)
- Quality of health care, survival and health outcomes in Ghana
Journal of Health Economics, 1996, 15, (3), 333-357 View citations (118)
See also Working Paper Quality of Health Care, Survivial and Health Outcomes in Ghana, Working Papers (1996) View citations (52) (1996)
1995
- Does Head Start Make a Difference?
American Economic Review, 1995, 85, (3), 341-64 View citations (326)
See also Working Paper Does Head Start make a Difference?, Working Papers (1995) View citations (310) (1995)
- Medical Care for Children: Public Insurance, Private Insurance, and Racial Differences in Utilization
Journal of Human Resources, 1995, 30, (1), 135-162 View citations (25)
See also Working Paper Medical Care for Children, Public Insurance, Private Insurance, and Racial Differences in Utilization, Working Papers (1995) View citations (25) (1995)
1994
- Like Father, like Son; Like Mother, like Daughter: Parental Resources and Child Height
Journal of Human Resources, 1994, 29, (4) View citations (361)
See also Working Paper Like Father, Like Son, Like Mother, Like Daughter, Parental Resources and Child Height, Working Papers (1995) View citations (42) (1995)
- The demographic transition in southern Africa: Another look at the evidence from Botswana and Zimbabwe
Demography, 1994, 31, (2), 185-207 View citations (3)
See also Working Paper The Demographic Transition in Southern Africa: Another Look at the Evidence from Botswana and Zimbabwe, Working Papers (1992) (1992)
- The demographic transition in southern Africa: Reviewing the evidence from Botswana and Zimbabwe
Demography, 1994, 31, (2), 217-227 View citations (2)
1992
- Prices, infrastructure, household characteristics and child height
Journal of Development Economics, 1992, 39, (2), 301-331 View citations (73)
See also Working Paper PRICES, INFRASTRUCTURE, HOUSEHOLD CHARASTERISTICS AND CHILD HEIGHT, Working Papers (1990) View citations (8) (1990)
1991
- How Does Mother's Education Affect Child Height?
Journal of Human Resources, 1991, 26, (2), 183-211 View citations (259)
- Role of education and extension in the adoption of technology: A study of upland rice and soybean farmers in Central-West Brazil
Agricultural Economics, 1991, 5, (4), 341-359 View citations (24)
1990
- Child survival, height for age and household characteristics in Brazil
Journal of Development Economics, 1990, 33, (2), 197-234 View citations (117)
- Intra-Household Resource Allocation: An Inferential Approach
Journal of Human Resources, 1990, 25, (4), 635-664 View citations (872)
See also Working Paper INTRA-HOUSEHOLD RESOURCE ALLOCATION: AN INFERENTIAL APPROACH, Working Papers (1989) View citations (115) (1989)
1989
- The Influence of Household Composition on Household Expenditure Patterns: Theory and Spanish Evidence
Journal of Political Economy, 1989, 97, (1), 179-200 View citations (106)
Chapters
2017
- Human Capital and Shocks: Evidence on Education, Health, and Nutrition
A chapter in The Economics of Poverty Traps, 2017, pp 23-56 View citations (10)
See also Working Paper Human Capital and Shocks: Evidence on Education, Health and Nutrition, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) View citations (10) (2017)
2008
- Health over the Life Course
Elsevier View citations (116)
2007
- Household Responses to the Financial Crisis in Indonesia: Longitudinal Evidence on Poverty, Resources, and Well-Being
A chapter in Globalization and Poverty, 2007, pp 517-560 View citations (18)
1995
- Human resources: Empirical modeling of household and family decisions
Chapter 34 in Handbook of Development Economics, 1995, vol. 3, Part 1, pp 1883-2023 View citations (457)
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