Details about Harold Alderman

Estimating Consumption Parameters for Food Policy Analysis
1979 Annual Meeting, July 29-August 1, Pullman, Washington, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) View citations (38)
See also Journal Article Estimating Consumption Parameters for Food Policy Analysis, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (1979) View citations (37) (1979)

Journal Articles

2025

Assessing the overall benefits of programs enhancing human capital and equity: a new method with an application to school meals
Economics of Education Review, 2025, 106, (C)
Men can cook: Effectiveness of a men’s engagement intervention to change attitudes and behaviors in rural Ethiopia
World Development, 2025, 185, (C)
Scalable Nutrition Interventions in a Graduation Model Program: Experimental Evidence from Ethiopia
Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2025, 73, (3), 1559 - 1604

2024

Estimating the cost and affordability of healthy diets: How much do methods matter?
Food Policy, 2024, 126, (C) View citations (1)
See also Working Paper Estimating the cost and affordability of healthy diets: How much do methods matter?, IFPRI discussion papers (2023) View citations (2) (2023)
School Meals Are Evolving: Has the Evidence Kept Up?
The World Bank Research Observer, 2024, 39, (2), 159-176 View citations (3)
The glass of milk half-empty? Dairy development and nutrition in low and middle income countries
Food Policy, 2024, 122, (C) View citations (2)

2023

Benefit-cost analysis of iron fortification of rice in India: modelling potential economic gains from improving haemoglobin and averting anaemia
Journal of Development Effectiveness, 2023, 15, (1), 91-110
See also Working Paper Benefit-cost analysis of iron fortification of rice in India: modelling potential economic gains from improving haemoglobin and averting anaemia, MPRA Paper (2023) (2023)
Food for Thought?: Experimental Evidence on the Learning Impacts of a Large-Scale School Feeding Program
Journal of Human Resources, 2023, 58, (1), 74-111 View citations (8)

2022

Is Agricultural Insurance Fulfilling Its Promise for the Developing World? A Review of Recent Evidence
Annual Review of Resource Economics, 2022, 14, (1), 291-311 View citations (17)
Reply to: Intergenerational nutrition benefits of India’s national school feeding program: Reality or a bridge too far?
Nature Communications, 2022, 13, (1), 1-3 View citations (1)
The role of poultry transfers in diet diversity: A cluster randomized intent to treat analysis
Food Policy, 2022, 107, (C) View citations (3)

2021

Intergenerational nutrition benefits of India’s national school feeding program
Nature Communications, 2021, 12, (1), 1-10 View citations (4)
The effect of height on earnings: Is stature just a proxy for cognitive and non-cognitive skills?
Economics & Human Biology, 2021, 43, (C) View citations (5)
See also Working Paper The effect of height on earnings: is stature just a proxy for cognitive and non-cognitive skills ?, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2017) View citations (2) (2017)

2020

Is consanguinity an impediment to child development?
Population Studies, 2020, 74, (2), 139-159 View citations (4)

2019

The Contribution of Increased Equity to the Estimated Social Benefits from a Transfer Program: An Illustration from PROGRESA/Oportunidades
The World Bank Economic Review, 2019, 33, (3), 535-550 View citations (3)
See also Working Paper The contribution of increased equity to the estimated social benefits from a transfer program: an illustration from PROGRESA/oportunidades, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2017) (2017)

2018

The timing of growth faltering has important implications for observational analyses of the underlying determinants of nutrition outcomes
PLOS ONE, 2018, 13, (4), 1-16 View citations (22)

2017

Big Numbers about Small Children: Estimating the Economic Benefits of Addressing Undernutrition
The World Bank Research Observer, 2017, 32, (1), 107-125 View citations (10)
How Important is Parental Education for Child Nutrition?
World Development, 2017, 94, (C), 448-464 View citations (40)

2014

How Can Safety Nets Contribute to Economic Growth?
The World Bank Economic Review, 2014, 28, (1), 1-20 View citations (42)
See also Working Paper How can safety nets contribute to economic growth ?, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2013) View citations (19) (2013)
School feeding programs, intrahousehold allocation and the nutrition of siblings: Evidence from a randomized trial in rural Burkina Faso
Journal of Development Economics, 2014, 106, (C), 15-34 View citations (22)

2013

Positive returns: cost-benefit analysis of a stunting intervention in Indonesia
Journal of Development Effectiveness, 2013, 5, (4), 447-465 View citations (2)

2012

Educational and Child Labour Impacts of Two Food-for-Education Schemes: Evidence from a Randomised Trial in Rural Burkina Faso-super- †
Journal of African Economies, 2012, 21, (5), -760 View citations (31)
School Feeding Programs and Development: Are We Framing the Question Correctly?
The World Bank Research Observer, 2012, 27, (2), 204-221 View citations (31)
The Impact of Food for Education Programs on School Participation in Northern Uganda
Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2012, 61, (1), 187 - 218 View citations (29)
The Response of Child Nutrition to Changes in Income: Linking Biology with Economics * * Paper prepared for CESifo workshop on Malnutrition in South Asia Venice International University, San Servolo, Venice 20--21 July 2011
CESifo Economic Studies, 2012, 58, (2), 256-273 View citations (1)

2011

Almost random: Evaluating a large-scale randomized nutrition program in the presence of crossover
Journal of Development Economics, 2011, 96, (1), 106-114 View citations (32)
See also Working Paper Almost Random: Evaluating a Large-Scale Randomized Nutrition Program in the Presence of Crossover, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2008) (2008)
Impact evaluation of school feeding programmes in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Journal of Development Effectiveness, 2011, 3, (4), 520-542 View citations (8)
Tall claims: Mortality selection and the height of children in India
Economics & Human Biology, 2011, 9, (4), 393-406 View citations (29)

2009

Preschool Nutrition and Subsequent Schooling Attainment: Longitudinal Evidence from Tanzania
Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2009, 57, (2), 239-260 View citations (49)
See also Working Paper Preschool Nutrition and Subsequent Schooling Attainment: Longitudinal Evidence from Tanzania, CeRP Working Papers (2008) View citations (2) (2008)

2008

Determinants of malnutrition in Senegal: Individual, household, community variables, and their interaction
Economics & Human Biology, 2008, 6, (2), 252-263 View citations (29)

2007

Improving Nutrition through Community Growth Promotion: Longitudinal Study of the Nutrition and Early Child Development Program in Uganda
World Development, 2007, 35, (8), 1376-1389 View citations (26)

2006

Countercyclical safety nets for the poor and vulnerable
Food Policy, 2006, 31, (4), 372-383 View citations (37)
Long term consequences of early childhood malnutrition
Oxford Economic Papers, 2006, 58, (3), 450-474 View citations (623)
See also Working Paper Long Term Consequences Of Early Childhood Malnutrition, HiCN Working Papers (2004) View citations (24) (2004)
Reducing child malnutrition in Tanzania: Combined effects of income growth and program interventions
Economics & Human Biology, 2006, 4, (1), 1-23 View citations (57)
See also Working Paper Reducing child malnutrition in Tanzania - combined effects of income growth and program interventions, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2005) View citations (14) (2005)
Reducing the Incidence of Low Birth Weight in Low-Income Countries Has Substantial Economic Benefits
The World Bank Research Observer, 2006, 21, (1), 25-48 View citations (69)
The "Glass of Milk" Subsidy Program and Malnutrition in Peru
The World Bank Economic Review, 2006, 20, (3), 421-448 View citations (11)
See also Working Paper The "Glass of Milk" subsidy program and malnutrition in Peru, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2003) View citations (9) (2003)

2005

Child Growth, Shocks, and Food Aid in Rural Ethiopia
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2005, 87, (2), 273-288 View citations (133)
See also Working Paper CHILD GROWTH, SHOCKS, AND FOOD AID IN RURAL ETHIOPIA, 2003 Annual Meeting, August 16-22, 2003, Durban, South Africa (2003) View citations (7) (2003)
Targeting at the Margin: the 'Glass of Milk' Subsidy Programme in Peru
Journal of Development Studies, 2005, 41, (5), 839-864 View citations (5)

2004

Child Malnutrition in Ethiopia: Can Maternal Knowledge Augment the Role of Income?
Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2004, 52, (2), 287-312 View citations (98)

2003

Changes in Consumption and Saving Behavior before and after Economic Shocks: Evidence from Zimbabwe
Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2003, 52, (1), 187-215 View citations (26)
Design, evaluation, and sustainability of private schools for the poor: the Pakistan urban and rural fellowship school experiments
Economics of Education Review, 2003, 22, (3), 265-274 View citations (38)
See also Working Paper Design, Evaluation, and Sustainability of Private Schools for the Poor: The Pakistan Urban and Rural Fellowship School Experiments, Staff General Research Papers Archive (2003) View citations (35) (2003)
Reducing Child Malnutrition: How Far Does Income Growth Take Us?
The World Bank Economic Review, 2003, 17, (1), 107-131 View citations (137)
With the help of one's neighbors: externalities in the production of nutrition in Peru
Social Science & Medicine, 2003, 56, (10), 2019-2031 View citations (9)
See also Working Paper With the help of one's neighbors - externalities in the production of nutrition in Peru, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2001) View citations (7) (2001)

2002

Do local officials know something we don't? Decentralization of targeted transfers in Albania
Journal of Public Economics, 2002, 83, (3), 375-404 View citations (107)
How Low Can You Go? Combining Census and Survey Data for Mapping Poverty in South Africa
Journal of African Economies, 2002, 11, (2), 169-200 View citations (38)

2001

Attrition in Longitudinal Household Survey Data
Demographic Research, 2001, 5, (4), 79-124 View citations (142)
See also Working Paper Attrition in longitudinal household survey data, FCND discussion papers (2000) (2000)
Child Health and School Enrollment: A Longitudinal Analysis
Journal of Human Resources, 2001, 36, (1), 185-205 View citations (192)
Multi-Tier Targeting of Social Assistance: The Role of Intergovernmental Transfers
The World Bank Economic Review, 2001, 15, (1), 33--53
School Quality, School Cost, and the Public/Private School Choices of Low-Income Households in Pakistan
Journal of Human Resources, 2001, 36, (2), 304-326 View citations (148)
See also Working Paper School Quality, School Cost, and the Public/Private School Choices of Low-Income Households in Pakistan, Staff General Research Papers Archive (2001) View citations (158) (2001)

1999

Can Private School Subsidies Increase Enrollment for the Poor? The Quetta Urban Fellowship Program
The World Bank Economic Review, 1999, 13, (3), 443-65 View citations (53)
See also Working Paper Can Private School Subsidies Increase Enrollment for the Poor? The Quetta Urban Fellowship Program, ISU General Staff Papers (1999) (1999)
Poverty Issues for Zero Rating VAT in South Africa
Journal of African Economies, 1999, 8, (2), 182-208 View citations (16)

1998

Gender differences in parental investment in education
Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 1998, 9, (4), 453-468 View citations (54)
The Potential and Limitations of Self-Targeted Food Subsidies
The World Bank Research Observer, 1998, 13, (2), 213-29 View citations (34)

1997

Labor and Women's Nutrition: The Impact of Work Effort and Fertility on Nutritional Status in Ghana
Journal of Human Resources, 1997, 32, (3), 577-595 View citations (17)
On the determinants of nutrition in Mozambique: The importance of age-specific effects
World Development, 1997, 25, (4), 577-588 View citations (48)
The Income Gap in Cognitive Skills in Rural Pakistan
Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1997, 46, (1), 97-122 View citations (15)

1996

Decomposing the Gender Gap in Cognitive Skills in a Poor Rural Economy
Journal of Human Resources, 1996, 31, (1), 229-254 View citations (79)
Decomposing the regional gap in cognitive skills in rural Pakistan
Journal of Asian Economics, 1996, 7, (1), 49-76 View citations (15)
Economic reform and food prices: Evidence from markets in Ghana
World Development, 1996, 24, (3), 521-534 View citations (21)
Household Responses to Public Health Services: Cost and Quality Tradeoffs
The World Bank Research Observer, 1996, 11, (1), 3-22 View citations (31)
Saving and economic shocks in rural Pakistan
Journal of Development Economics, 1996, 51, (2), 343-365 View citations (75)
The Effect of Food Subsidies on Labor Supply in Sri Lanka
Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1996, 45, (1), 125-45 View citations (33)
The Returns to Endogenous Human Capital in Pakistan's Rural Wage Labour Market
Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1996, 58, (1), 29-55 View citations (81)
See also Working Paper The Returns to endogenous Human Capital in Pakistan's Rural Wage Labour Market, Center for Development Economics (1995) View citations (19) (1995)

1995

A Comparison of Ghanaian Civil Servants' Earnings before and after Retrenchment
Journal of African Economies, 1995, 4, (2), 259-88 View citations (6)
Gender differentials in farm productivity: implications for household efficiency and agricultural policy
Food Policy, 1995, 20, (5), 407-423 View citations (150)
See also Working Paper Gender differentials in farm productivity: implications for household efficiency and agricultural policy, FCND discussion papers (1995) View citations (8) (1995)
Unitary versus Collective Models of the Household: Is It Time to Shift the Burden of Proof?
The World Bank Research Observer, 1995, 10, (1), 1-19 View citations (305)

1994

Food Security and Health Security: Explaining the Levels of Nutritional Status in Pakistan
Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1994, 42, (3), 485-507 View citations (50)
Strengthening Agricultural and Natural Resource Policy Through Intrahousehold Analysis: An Introduction
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1994, 76, (5), 1208-1212 View citations (5)

1993

Intercommodity Price Transmittal: Analysis of Food Markets in Ghana
Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1993, 55, (1), 43-64 View citations (21)
See also Working Paper Intercommodity price transmittal: analysis offood markets in Ghana, Policy Research Working Paper Series (1992) View citations (1) (1992)
Substitution between Goods and Leisure in a Developing Country
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1993, 75, (4), 875-883 View citations (10)

1992

Sources of Income Inequality in Rural Pakistan: A Decomposition Analysis
Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1992, 54, (4), 591-608 View citations (25)
See also Working Paper Sources of income inequality in rural Pakistan: a decomposition analysis, Policy Research Working Paper Series (1992) View citations (24) (1992)

1991

Food subsidies and exchange rate distortions in Mozambique
Food Policy, 1991, 16, (5), 395-404 View citations (6)

1990

Factors Determining Work Participation and Labour Supply Decisions in Pakistan's Urban Areas
The Pakistan Development Review, 1990, 29, (1), 1-18 View citations (26)
Pobreza y Desnutrición, ¿Cuán Estrecha es la Relación?
Latin American Journal of Economics-formerly Cuadernos de Economía, 1990, 27, (81), 151-166

1989

Patterns and Determinants of Malnutrition in Children in Pakistan: Impact of Community Health
The Pakistan Development Review, 1989, 28, (4), 891-902 View citations (6)
Workshop on impact of changes in income on nutrient consumption, International food policy research Institute, Washington, DC, USA, 19 December 1988
Food Policy, 1989, 14, (4), 384-385

1988

Estimates of Consumer Price Response in Pakistan using Market Prices as Data
The Pakistan Development Review, 1988, 27, (2), 89-107 View citations (17)
The effects of human capital on wages, and the determinants of labor supply in a developing country
Journal of Development Economics, 1988, 29, (2), 157-183 View citations (116)
The twilight of flour rationing in Pakistan
Food Policy, 1988, 13, (3), 245-256 View citations (6)

1987

Allocation of goods through non-price mechanisms: Evidence on distribution by willingness to wait
Journal of Development Economics, 1987, 25, (1), 105-124 View citations (14)

1986

Egypt's food subsidy policy: Lessons and options
Food Policy, 1986, 11, (3), 223-237 View citations (5)
The Effect of the Value of Time on Food Consumption Patterns in Developing Countries: Evidence from Sri Lanka
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1986, 68, (4), 920-927 View citations (35)

1984

Attributing technological bias to public goods
Journal of Development Economics, 1984, 14, (3), 375-393

1980

The prevalence of calorie-deficient diets in developing countries
World Development, 1980, 8, (5-6), 399-411 View citations (6)

1979

Estimating Consumption Parameters for Food Policy Analysis
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1979, 61, (5), 982-987 View citations (37)
See also Working Paper Estimating Consumption Parameters for Food Policy Analysis, 1979 Annual Meeting, July 29-August 1, Pullman, Washington (1979) View citations (38) (1979)

Books

2018

The 1.5 Billion People Question
World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (1)

2011

No Small Matter: The Impact of Poverty, Shocks, and Human Capital Investments in Early Childhood Development
World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (27)

2007

Insurance Against Covariate Shocks: The Role of Index-Based Insurance in Social Protection in Low-Income Countries of Africa
World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (38)

Chapters

2025

Social protection programs: Building the evidence and defining priorities
Chapter 11 in Global food policy report 2025: Food policy: Lessons and priorities for a changing world, 2025-05-28, pp 267-292

2024

Diet affordability: Understanding the high cost of healthy diets
Chapter 4 in Global food policy report 2024: Food systems for healthy diets and nutrition, 2024-05-29, pp 36-45

2014

Improving resilience to nutritional shocks
Chapter 12 in 2013 Global Food Policy Report, 2014 View citations (1)

2008

Health and Nutrition and Economic Development
Chapter 25 in International Handbook of Development Economics, Volumes 1 & 2, 2008

1994

Do the Poor Insure? A Synthesis of the Literature on Risk and Consumption in Developing Countries
Palgrave Macmillan View citations (98)
See also Working Paper Do the Poor Insure? A Synthesis of the Literature on Risk and Consumption in Developing Countries, Princeton, Woodrow Wilson School - Development Studies (1992) View citations (61) (1992)

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