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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 View citations (1)

2014

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

2013

3. 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 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) View citations (4) (2016)

2012

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

2011

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

2009

6. Fertility Changes in Latin America in the Context of Economic Uncertainty
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (28)
7. Requiescat in Pace? The Consequences of High Priced Funerals in South Africa
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc 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) View citations (7) (2011)
8. 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. View citations (33)
   Also in Working Papers, Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Research Program in Development Studies. (2007) View citations (3)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007) View citations (11)
   See also Journal Article Sex differences in obesity rates in poor countries: Evidence from South Africa, Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier (2009) View citations (32) (2009)
9. 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 View citations (5)

2008

10. Paying the Piper: The High Cost of Funerals in South Africa
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc 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) View citations (17) (2013)

2005

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

2004

12. Medical Compliance and Income-Health Gradients
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Research Program in Development Studies.
    Also in Working Papers, Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Center for Health and Wellbeing. (2004) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Medical Compliance and Income-Health Gradients, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2004) View citations (12) (2004)

2002

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

2000

15. 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. View citations (4)
    Also in Working Papers, Princeton, Woodrow Wilson School - Development Studies (2000) View citations (5)

1994

16. 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. 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

2021

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

2017

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

2016

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

2015

5. 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 View citations (15)

2014

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

2013

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

2009

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

2006

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

2004

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

2002

12. Public university in Argentina: subsidizing the rich?
    Economics of Education Review, 2002, 21, (4), 341-351 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper Public University in Argentina: Subsidizing the Rich?, Working Papers (2002) 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 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) View citations (3) (2009)