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Working Papers

2015

  1. Fertility and mother's labour market behaviour: Evidence from the 2011 South African Census
    SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town Downloads View citations (1)

2014

  1. The Returns to Flexible Postsecondary Education: The Effect of Delaying School
    Working Papers, University of Waterloo, Department of Economics Downloads View citations (1)
    Also in CLSSRN working papers, Vancouver School of Economics (2009) Downloads View citations (2)

2013

  1. Social protection and labour market outcomes of youth in South Africa
    SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town Downloads View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Social Protection and Labor Market Outcomes of Youth in South Africa, ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School (2016) Downloads View citations (4) (2016)

2012

  1. The Economic Consequences of Death in South Africa
    SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town Downloads View citations (1)

2011

  1. Early childbearing, human capital attainment and mortality risk
    SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town Downloads View citations (10)

2009

  1. Fertility Changes in Latin America in the Context of Economic Uncertainty
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (28)
  2. Requiescat in Pace? The Consequences of High Priced Funerals in South Africa
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (3)
    See also Chapter Requiescat in Pace? The Consequences of High-Priced Funerals in South Africa, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) Downloads View citations (7) (2011)
  3. SEX DIFFERENCES IN OBESITY RATES IN POOR COUNTRIES: EVIDENCE FROM SOUTH AFRICA
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Center for Health and Wellbeing. Downloads View citations (33)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007) Downloads View citations (11)
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Research Program in Development Studies. (2007) Downloads View citations (3)

    See also Journal Article Sex differences in obesity rates in poor countries: Evidence from South Africa, Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier (2009) Downloads View citations (32) (2009)
  4. The impact of AIDS on intergenerational support in South Africa: Evidence from the Cape Area Panel Study
    SALDRU Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town Downloads View citations (5)

2008

  1. Paying the Piper: The High Cost of Funerals in South Africa
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (22)
    See also Journal Article Paying the Piper: The High Cost of Funerals in South Africa, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2013) Downloads View citations (17) (2013)

2005

  1. Health Seeking Behavior in Northern KwaZulu-Natal
    Working Papers, Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago Downloads
    Also in Working Papers, Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Research Program in Development Studies. (2005) Downloads View citations (2)
    SALDRU/CSSR Working Papers, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town (2005) Downloads View citations (2)
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Center for Health and Wellbeing. (2005) Downloads View citations (2)

2004

  1. Medical Compliance and Income-Health Gradients
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Center for Health and Wellbeing. Downloads View citations (9)
    Also in Working Papers, Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Research Program in Development Studies. (2004) Downloads

    See also Journal Article Medical Compliance and Income-Health Gradients, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2004) Downloads View citations (12) (2004)

2002

  1. Public University in Argentina: Subsidizing the Rich?
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Research Program in Development Studies. Downloads View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Public university in Argentina: subsidizing the rich?, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2002) Downloads View citations (13) (2002)
  2. Why have poverty and income inequality increased so much? Argentina 1991-2002
    Business School Working Papers, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella Downloads View citations (5)

2000

  1. The Effect of Unemployment on Labor Earnings Inequality: Argentina in the Nineties
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Research Program in Development Studies. Downloads View citations (4)
    Also in Working Papers, Princeton, Woodrow Wilson School - Development Studies (2000) View citations (5)

1994

  1. Diffusion as a Learning Process: Evidence from HYV Cotton
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Research Program in Development Studies. Downloads View citations (78)

Journal Articles

2022

  1. Using SMS and parental outreach to improve early reading skills in Zambia
    Education Economics, 2022, 30, (4), 384-398 Downloads

2021

  1. Benchmarking oral reading fluency in the early grades in Nguni languages
    International Journal of Educational Development, 2021, 84, (C) Downloads View citations (1)

2017

  1. Improving teaching quality through training: Evidence from the Caucasus
    Economics of Education Review, 2017, 61, (C), 1-8 Downloads View citations (2)

2016

  1. Social Protection and Labor Market Outcomes of Youth in South Africa
    ILR Review, 2016, 69, (2), 455-470 Downloads View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Social protection and labour market outcomes of youth in South Africa, SALDRU Working Papers (2013) Downloads View citations (8) (2013)

2015

  1. Early Childbearing, Human Capital Attainment, and Mortality Risk: Evidence from a Longitudinal Demographic Surveillance Area in Rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2015, 63, (2), 281 - 317 Downloads View citations (15)

2014

  1. The Puzzling Effects of Delaying Schooling on Canadian Wages
    Canadian Public Policy, 2014, 40, (3), 197-208 Downloads View citations (6)
  2. The economic consequences of AIDS mortality in South Africa
    Journal of Development Economics, 2014, 111, (C), 48-60 Downloads View citations (5)

2013

  1. Paying the Piper: The High Cost of Funerals in South Africa
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2013, 62, (1), 1 - 20 Downloads View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper Paying the Piper: The High Cost of Funerals in South Africa, NBER Working Papers (2008) Downloads View citations (22) (2008)

2009

  1. Sex differences in obesity rates in poor countries: Evidence from South Africa
    Economics & Human Biology, 2009, 7, (3), 271-282 Downloads View citations (32)
    See also Working Paper SEX DIFFERENCES IN OBESITY RATES IN POOR COUNTRIES: EVIDENCE FROM SOUTH AFRICA, Working Papers (2009) Downloads View citations (33) (2009)

2006

  1. Why Have Urban Poverty and Income Inequality Increased So Much? Argentina, 1991-2001
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2006, 55, (1), 109-138 Downloads View citations (2)

2004

  1. Medical Compliance and Income-Health Gradients
    American Economic Review, 2004, 94, (2), 331-335 Downloads View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Medical Compliance and Income-Health Gradients, Working Papers (2004) Downloads View citations (9) (2004)

2002

  1. Public university in Argentina: subsidizing the rich?
    Economics of Education Review, 2002, 21, (4), 341-351 Downloads View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper Public University in Argentina: Subsidizing the Rich?, Working Papers (2002) Downloads View citations (8) (2002)

Chapters

2011

  1. Requiescat in Pace? The Consequences of High-Priced Funerals in South Africa
    A chapter in Explorations in the Economics of Aging, 2011, pp 351-373 Downloads View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Requiescat in Pace? The Consequences of High Priced Funerals in South Africa, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) Downloads View citations (3) (2009)
 
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