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JOURNAL ARTICLES
"Early Academic Performance, Grade Repetition, and School Attainment in Senegal: A Panel Data Analysis." World Bank Economic Review Forthcoming (co-author: Peter J. Glick).

"Explaining Stunting in Nineteenth Century France," Economic History Review Forthcoming (co-author: Gilles Postel-Vinay).

"Weights on the Rise: Where and for Whom?" Journal of Economic Inequality 7(4): 351-370, December, 2009.

"Risk, Knowledge and Health in Africa: Introduction to the Symposium," African Development Review 21(1):1-4, April, 2009 (co-authors: Olu Ajakaiye, Christopher B. Barrett, Ravi Kanbur, and Stephen Younger).

"Cognitive Skills among Children in Senegal: Disentangling the Roles of Schooling and Family Background," Economics of Education Review 28(2): 178-188, April, 2009 (co-author: Peter Glick).

"Determinants of HIV Knowledge and Behavior in Madagascar: An Analysis Using DHS Data," African Development Review 21(1):147-179, April, 2009 (co-authors: Peter Glick and Josée Randriamamonjy).

"Measuring Intra-Household Inequality: Explorations Using the Body Mass Index," Health Economics 18(S1): S13-S36 (UNU-WIDER Special Issue on Health and Development) (co-author: Stephen D. Younger).

"Are Africans Practicing Safer Sex: Evidence from Demographic and Health Surveys for Eight Countries," Economic Development and Cultural Change 56(2):397-439, January, 2008 (co-author: Peter Glick).

"The Joint Demand for Health Care, Leisure, and Commodities: Implications for Health Care Finance and Access in Vietnam," Journal of Development Studies 43(8): 1475-1500, November 2007 (co-authors: Chad D. Meyerhoefer and Stephen D. Younger).

"Estimating the Consequences of Unintended Fertility for Child Health and Education in Romania: An Analysis Using Twins Data," Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics 69(5): 667-691, October, 2007 (co-authors: Peter J. Glick and Alessandra Marini).

"Changes in HIV/AIDS Knowledge And Testing Behavior In Africa: How Much and for Whom?" Journal of Population Economics 20(2):383-422, April 2007 (co-author: Peter Glick).

"Changes in Inequality and Poverty in Latin America: Looking Beyond Income to Health and Education," Journal of Applied Economics IX(2):215-234, November, 2006 (co-author: Stephen D. Younger).

"Robust Multidimensional Poverty Comparisons" Economic Journal 116(514):943-968, 2006 (co-authors: Jean Yves-Duclos and Stephen D. Younger).

"Robust Multidimensional Spatial Poverty Comparisons in Ghana, Madagascar, and Uganda," World Bank Economic Review 20(1):91-113, 2006 (co-authors: Jean-Yves Duclos and Stephen D. Younger).

"The Demand for Primary Schooling in Madagascar: Price, Quality, and the Choice between Public and Private Providers," Journal of Development Economics 79(1):118-145, 2006 (co-author: Peter Glick).

"Consistent Estimation of Panel Censored Demand Systems," American Journal of Agricultural Economics 87(3):660-672, 2005 (co-authors: Chad Meyerhoefer and Christine R. Ranney).

"Improvements in Children’s Health: Does Inequality Matter?" Journal of Economic Inequality 3(2):125-143, 2005 (co-author: Stephen D. Younger).

"Socioeconomic Determinants of Children’s Health in Russia: A Longitudinal Study" Economic Development and Cultural Change 53(2):479-500, 2005 (co-author: Leonid Federov).

"Growth and Poverty Reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa: Macroeconomic Adjustment and Beyond," Journal of African Economies 13(90001):i66-i95, 2004 (co-author: Stephen D. Younger).

"Intertemporal Female Labor Force Behavior in a Developing Country: What Can We Learn from a Limited Panel?" Labour Economics 12(1):23-45, 2005 (co-author: Peter Glick).

"Child Allowances and Allocative Decisions in Romania Households," Applied Economics 36(14):1513-21, 2004 (co-author: Ari Gerstle).

"Urban-Rural Inequality in Africa," Journal of African Economies 12(4):564-597, 2003 (co-author: David C. Stifel).

"Exploring Alternative Measures of Welfare in the Absence of Expenditure Data," Review of Income and Wealth 49(4):463-489, 2003 (co-author: David C. Stifel).

"Decomposing World Health Inequality," Journal of Health Economics 22(2):271-293, 2003 (co-authors: Menno Pradhan and Stephen Younger).

"The Demand for Health Care Services in Rural Tanzania," Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics 65(2):241-260, 2003 (co-authors: Stephen D. Younger and Garance Genicot).

"Progress Toward the Millenium Development Goals in Africa," World Development 31(1):23-52, January, 2003 (co-author: David C. Stifel)

"Parental Preferences for Nutrition of Boys and Girls: Evidence from Africa," Journal of Development Studies 39(1):21-45, October, 2002 (co-author: David Stifel)

"Robust Comparisons of Malnutrition in Developing Countries," American Journal of Agricultural Economics 84(3):716-735, August, 2002 (co-author: David C. Stifel).

"Expenditure Incidence in Africa: Microeconomic Evidence," Fiscal Studies 21(3):329-347, 2000 (co-author: Stephen D. Younger).

"Dominance Testing of Transfers in Romania," Review of Income and Wealth 46(3)309-327, 2000 (September) (co-authors: Stephen Younger and Kenneth Simler).

"Poverty Comparisons Over Time and Across Countries in Africa," World Development 28(12):2123-2155, 2000 (co-author: David C. Stifel).

"A General Equilibrium Analysis of the Effect of Macroeconomic Adjustment on Poverty in Africa," Journal of Policy Modeling 22(6):753-776, 2000 (co-author: Paul A. Dorosh).

"Schooling of Girls and Boys in a West African Country: The Effects of Parental Education, Income, and Household Structure," Economics of Education Review 19(1):63-87, 2000, (co-author: Peter Glick).

"Tax Incidence in Madagascar: An Analysis Using Household Data," The World Bank Economic Review 13(2):303-31, 1999 (co-authors: Paul A. Dorosh, Steven Haggblade, and Stephen D. Younger).

"Computable General Equilibrium Models, Adjustment and the Poor in Africa: A Reply to De Maio, Stewart, and van der Hoeven," World Development 27(3):471-475, 1999 (co-authors: Paul A. Dorosh, Stephen D. Younger).

"Maternal Labour and Child Nutrition in West Africa," Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics 60(3):325-355, 1998 (co-author: Peter Glick).

"Health and Productivity in a Heterogeneous Urban Labor Market," Applied Economics 30(2):203-216, 1998 (co-author: Peter Glick).

"The Evolving Role of States and Markets in Africa: Lessons from the Past and Directions for the Future," Brown Journal of World Affairs 5(1), Winter/Spring, 1998

"Labor Market Segmentation and the Implication for Public Sector Retrenchment Programs," Journal of Comparative Economics 25(3):385-402, 1997 (co-author: Bradford Mills).

"On the Determinants of Nutrition in Mozambique: The Importance of Age-Specific Effects," World Development 25(4):577-588, 1997 (co-author: Harold Alderman).

"Gender and Education Impacts on Employment and Earnings in West Africa: Evidence From Guinea," Economic Development and Cultural Change 45(4):793-823, 1997(co-author: Peter Glick).

"The Effect of Food Subsidies on Labor Supply in Sri Lanka," Economic Development and Cultural Change 45(1):125-145, 1996 (co-author: Harold Alderman).

"Exchange Rate, Fiscal and Agricultural Policies in Africa: Does Adjustment Hurt the Poor?" World Development 24(4):719-747, 1996 (co-authors: Paul Dorosh and Stephen Younger).

"Libéralisation et Sécurité Alimentaire: Et si on Appliquait les Réformes?" Courrier de la Planéte 29 (July) 1995: 23-25.

"Poverty Alleviation in Mozambique: The Role of Food Aid," Agricultural Economics 13(2):89-99, 1995 (co-authors: Paul Dorosh and Carlo del Ninno).

"The Emergence of Parallel Markets in a Transition Economy: The Case of Mozambique," Food Policy 20(2):83-98, 1995 (co-author: Jaikishan Desai).

"Have Structural Adjustments Led to Health Sector Reform in Africa?" Health Policy 32(1-3):193-214, 1995 (co-author: René Bernier).

"Reducing the Size of the Public Sector Work Force: Institutional Constraints and Human Consequences in Guinea," Journal of Development Studies 31(4):505-528, April 1995 (co-author: Bradford Mills).

"Economic Growth, Equity and Agricultural Policy in Malawi," Journal of African Economies 3(3):412-446, December,1994 (co-author: Yves Van Frausum).

"Modeling the Nutritional and Distributional Effects of Taxing Export Crops," Economic Development and Cultural Change 42(4):773-793, July 1994 (co-authors: Yves van Frausum and Gerald Shively).

"The Contribution of Income to Improved Nutrition in Côte d’Ivoire," Journal of African Economies 3(1):29-61, 1994.

"On Economic Reform, Poverty and Nutrition in Africa," American Economic Review 84(2):285-290, May 1994.

"The Evolution of States, Markets, and Civil Institutions in Rural Africa," The Journal of Modern African Studies 32(2):279-303, 1994. (co-author: Alexander Sarris).

"Substitution Between Goods and Leisure in a Developing Country," American Journal of Agricultural Economics 75(4):875-883, November 1993. (co-author: Harold Alderman).

"An Econometric Model for Malawi: Measuring the Effects of External Shocks and Policies," Journal of Policy Modeling 15(3):313-327, June 1993. (co-author: Yves Van Frausum).

"The Implications of Structural Adjustment for Household Food Security in Africa," FAO Food, Nutrition and Agriculture 4(2), 1992.

"Public Expenditures in Sub-Saharan Africa During a Period of Economic Reforms," World Development 20(5):673-693, 1992.

"The Gendered Impacts of Structural Adjustment Programs in Africa: Discussion," American Journal of Agricultural Economics 73(5):1448-1451, December 1991 (co-author: Lawrence Haddad).

"Food Subsidies and Exchange Rate Distortions in Mozambique," Food Policy 16(5):395-404, October 1991 (co-authors: Harold Alderman and Jehan Arulpragasam).

"Structural Adjustment and Rural Smallholder Welfare: A Comparative Analysis," World Bank Economic Review 5(2):259-289, June 1991 (co-author: Alexander Sarris).

"The Stagnation of Smallholder Agriculture in Malawi: A Decade of Structural Adjustment," Food Policy 16(3):219-234, June 1991 (co-author: Jehan Arulpragasam).

"The Impact of Export Crop Production on Nutritional Status in Côte d’Ivoire," World Development 18(12):1635-1653, December 1990.

"The Effects of Human Capital on Wages and the Determinants of Labor Supply in a Developing Country," Journal of Development Economics 29(2):157-183, September, 1988 (co-author: Harold Alderman).

"The Effect of Price and Income Changes on Food-Energy Intake in Sri Lanka," Economic Development and Cultural Change 36(2):315-340, January 1988.

"The Relationship Between Food Production and Consumption Variability: Policy Implications for Developing Countries," Journal of Agricultural Economics 38(2):315-27, May 1987 (co-author: Joachim von Braun).

"Changes in the Living Standards of the Poor in Sri Lanka During a Period of Macroeconomic Restructuring," World Development 15(6):809-30, June 1987.

"The Effect of the Value of Time on Food Consumption Patterns in Developing Countries: The Case of Sri Lanka," American Journal of Agricultural Economics 68(4):920-27, November 1986 (co-authors: Benjamin Senauer and Harold Alderman).

"Methods for Evaluating the Impact of Food Aid Projects: Lessons Learned From Past Experiences," Food and Nutrition Bulletin 6(3), September 1984.

"Reconsidering the Link Between Nutrition Interventions and Economic Development," Food and Nutrition Bulletin 5(1), 1983 (co-author: Nevin S. Scrimshaw).

"Assessing the Uses of Food Aid: P.L. 480 Title II Program in India," Ecology of Food and Nutrition 10(3), 1981 (co-authors: Beatrice Rogers and David Nelson).

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BOOKS

Structural Adjustment Reconsidered: Economic Policy and Poverty in Africa. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997.

Economic Reform and the Poor in Africa. Editor. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996.

Economic Transition in Guinea: Implications for Growth and Poverty. New York: New York University Press, 1996 (co-author: Jehan Arulpragasam).

Adjusting to Policy Failure in African Economies. Editor. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1994.

Seasonal Variability in Third World Agriculture: The Consequences for Food Security. Editor. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1989.

Methods for the Evaluation of the Impact of Food and Nutrition Programmes. Editor. Tokyo: United Nations University Press, 1984 (co-editors: Richard Lockwood and Nevin S. Scrimshaw).

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BOOK CHAPTERS
"Fiscal Incidence in Africa: Microeconomic Evidence." In Poverty in Africa: Analytical and Policy Perspectives, edited by Augustin Fosu, Germano Mwabu and Erik Thorbecke. University of Nairobi Press, 2009 (co-author: Stephen D. Younger).

"Health Challenges in Africa." In The Oxford Companion to the Economies of Africa, edited by Ernest Aryeetey, Shanta Devarajan, Ravi Kanbur, and Louis Kasekende. Oxford University Press, forthcoming, 2009.

"Impact of Health on Economic Outcomes." In The Oxford Companion to the Economies of Africa, edited by Ernest Aryeetey, Shanta Devarajan, Ravi Kanbur, and Louis Kasekende. Oxford University Press, forthcoming, 2009.

"Living Standards in Africa." In Debates on the Measurement of Poverty, edited by Sudhir Anand, Paul Segal, and Joseph E. Stiglitz. Oxford University Press, forthcoming 2008 (co-authors: Stephen D. Younger).

"Growth and Poverty Reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa: Macroeconomic Adjustment and Beyond." In Poverty and Globalization, edited by Paul Collier and Jan Willem Gunning. Edward Elgar Publishing, April, 2008 (co-author: Stephen D. Younger).

"Robust Multidimensional Poverty Comparisons with Discrete Indicators of Well-being." In Inequality and Poverty Re-examined, edited by Stephen P. Jenkins and JohnMicklewright. Oxford University Press, 2007 (co-authors: Jean-Yves Duclos and Stephen D. Younger).

"Using an Ordinal Approach to Multidimensional Poverty Analysis." In Quantitative Approaches to Multidimensional Poverty Measurement, edited by Nanak Kakwani and Jacques Silber. Palgrave-MacMillan, November 2007, pp. 244-261 (co-authors: Jean-Yves Duclos and Stephen D. Younger).

"Equality of What? Evidence from India." In Poverty, Inequality and Development: Essays in Honor of Erik Thorbecke, edited by Alain de Janvry and Ravi Kanbur. Norwell, MA: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2005.

"Strengthening Quantitative Methods Through Incorporating Qualitatative Information." In Q-Squared: Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Poverty Appraisal, edited by Ravi Kanbur. Delhi: Permanent Black, 2003.

"Estimating the Incidence of Indirect Taxes in Developing Countries." In The Impact of Economic Policies on Poverty and Income Distributions: Evaluation Techniques and Tools, edited by François Bourguignon and Luiz A. Pereira da Silva. Washington, DC and New York: The World Bank and Oxford University Press, 2003 (co-author: Stephen D. Younger).

"Incidence and Implications of Public Spending in the Health and Education Sectors in Tanzania." In Education and Health Expenditure and Poverty Reduction in East Africa, edited by Christian Morrisson. Paris: OECD, 2002 (co-author: Sylvie Lambert).

"Economic Liberalization and Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa." In Food Security and Nutrition: The Global Challenge, edited by Uwe Kracht and Manfred Schulz. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1999.

"Economic Reform and Poverty: An Overview." In Economic Reform and the Poor in Africa, edited by David E. Sahn. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996.

"Life After Public Sector Job Loss in Guinea." In Economic Reform and the Poor in Africa, edited by David E. Sahn. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996 (co-author: Bradford Mills).

"Market Liberalization and the Role of Food Aid in Mozambique." In Economic Reform and the Poor in Africa, edited by David E. Sahn. Oxford: Oxford University Press, , 1996 (co-authors: Paul A. Dorosh and Carlo del Ninno).

"Perpetuating Poverty for Malawi’s Smallholders: External Shocks and Policy Distortions." In Economic Reform and the Poor in Africa, edited by David E. Sahn. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996 (co-author: Yves Van Frausum).

"Public Finance and Public Employment: An Analysis of Public Sector Retrenchment Programs in Ghana and Guinea." In Evaluation of Public Expenditures in Africa, edited by Catherine Hill and Henry Bruton, Washington, D.C.: Economic Development Institute, World Bank, 1996 (co-authors: Bradford Mills, E.E. Walden and Stephen D. Younger).

"Has Structural Adjustment Led to Health Sector Reform in Africa?" In Health Sector Reforms in Developing Countries: Making Health Development Sustainable, edited by Peter Berman. Boston: Harvard School of Public Health, 1995 (co-author René Bernier).

"Incentive Effects on Labor Supply in Sri Lanka’s Food Subsidies." In Public Spending and the Poor: Theory and Evidence, edited by Van de Walle, Dominique and Kimberly Nead, Baltimore and London, The John Hopkins University Press, 1995 (co-author: Harold Alderman).

"Is Economic Growth at the Expense of Equity? The Case of Agricultural Policy in Malawi." In African Economic Issues, edited by Achi Atsain, Samuel Wangwe, and Anne Gordon Drabek. Nairobi, Kenya: African Economic Research Consortium, 1995.

"The Impact of Macroeconomic Adjustment on Incomes, Health and Nutrition: Sub Saharan Africa in the 1980s." In From Adjustment to Development in Africa: Conflict, Controversy, Convergence, Consensus? edited by Gerald Helleiner and Giovanni Andrea Cornea, St. Martins Press, 1994.

"The Nutritional Effects of Structural Adjustment in Sub-Saharan Africa." In Nutrition in the Nineties, edited by Margaret Biswas and M. Gabr. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1994.

"Economic Crisis and Policy Reform in Africa: An Introduction." In Adjusting to Policy Failure in African Economies, edited by David E. Sahn. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1994.

"Adjustment Without Structural Change: The Case of Malawi." In Adjusting to Policy Failure in African Economies, edited by David E. Sahn. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1994 (co-author: Jehan Arulpragasam).

"Policy Failure and the Limits of Rapid Reform: Lessons from Guinea." In Adjusting to Policy Failure in African Economies, edited by David E. Sahn. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1994 (co-author: Jehan Arulpragasam).

"Oil Boom and Bust: The Harsh Realities of Adjustment in Cameroon." In Adjusting to Policy Failure in African Economies, edited by David E. Sahn. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1994 (co-authors: David Blandford, Deborah Friedman, Sarah Lynch, and Natasha Mukherjee).

"Economic Crisis and Reform in Africa: Lessons Learned and Implications for Policy." In Adjusting to Policy Failure in African Economies, edited by David E. Sahn. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1994.

"Land Tenure, Dualism, and Poverty in Malawi." In Including the Poor, edited by Jacques van der Gaag and Michael Lipton. Washington, D.C.: World Bank, 1993 (co-author: Jehan Arulpragasam).

"The Politics of Food Policy in Sri Lanka: From Basic Human Needs to Increased Market Orientation." In The Political Economy of Food and Nutrition Policies, edited by Per Pinstrup-Andersen. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1993 (co-author: Neville Edirisinghe).

"The Implications of Variability in Food Production on National and Household Food Security." In Variability in Cereal Yields and Implications for Agricultural Research and Policy, edited by J. R. Anderson and Peter Hazell. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1989 (co-author: Joachim von Braun).

"A Conceptual Framework for Examining the Seasonal Aspects of Household Food Security." In Seasonal Variability in Third World Agriculture: The Consequences for Food Security, edited by David E. Sahn. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1989.

"The Nature and Implications for Market Interventions of Seasonal Food Price Variability." In Seasonal Variability in Third World Agriculture: The Consequences for Food Security, edited by David E. Sahn. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1989 (co-author: Christopher Delgado).

"Understanding the Seasonality of Employment, Wages and Income." In Seasonal Variability in Third World Agriculture: The Consequences for Food Security, edited by David E. Sahn. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1989 (co-author: Harold Alderman).

"Policy Implications for Reducing Seasonal Household Food Insecurity." In Seasonal Variability in Third World Agriculture: The Consequences for Food Security, edited by David E. Sahn. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1989.

"Built-In Evaluation Systems for Supplementary Feeding Programs—Why and How." In Methods for the Evaluation of the Impact of Food and Nutrition Programmes, edited by David E. Sahn, Richard Lockwood, and Nevin S. Scrimshaw. Tokyo: United Nations University Press, 1984 (co-author: Roy Miller).

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EXAMPLES OF PUBLISHED RESEARCH REPORTS, WORKING PAPERS, AND PRESENTATIONS
"Robust Multidimensional Inequality Comparisons," Prepared for the Third Meeting of the Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (ECINEQ), Buenos Aires, July 21-23, 2009, and the STICERD/CORNELL Conference "Inequality: New Directions," Ithaca, NY, September 12-13, 2009 (co-authors: Jean-Yves Duclos and Stephen D. Younger).

"Family Background, School Characteristics and Children’s Cognitive Achievement in Madagascar," Cornell Food and Nutrition Policy Program Working Paper No. 233, Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, 2008 (co-authors: Peter Glick and Jean Claude Randrianarisoa). Download PDF Version

"Health and Welfare in 19th-century France," Cornell Food and Nutrition Policy Program Working Paper No. 228, Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, 2008 (co-authors: Jean-Yves Duclos and Josée LeBlanc). Download PDF Version

"Early Academic Performance, Grade Repetition, and School Attainment in Senegal: A Panel Data Analysis," Cornell Food and Nutrition Policy Program Working Paper No. 227, Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, 2009 (co-author: Peter Glick). Download PDF Version

"Living Standards in Africa," Cornell Food and Nutrition Policy Program Working Paper No. 225, Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, 2007 (co-author: Stephen D. Younger). Download PDF Version

"Weights on the Rise: Where and for Whom," Cornell Food and Nutrition Policy Program Working Paper No. 221, Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, 2007. Download PDF Version

"Labor Market Dynamics in Romania During a Period of Economic Liberalization," Cornell Food and Nutrition Policy Program Working Paper No. 214, Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, June, 2008. Download PDF Version

"The Relationship between Poverty and Maternal Morbidity and Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa," A presentation for the AERC/Hewlett Foundation Workshop, "Poverty and Economic Growth: The Impact of Population Dynamics and Reproductive Health Outcomes in Africa" in Brussels, Belgium, November 5-6, 2006 (co-author: Chad Meyerhoefer).

"Labor Market Activities and Fertility," A presentation for the AERC/Hewlett Foundation Workshop, "Poverty and Economic Growth: The Impact of Population Dynamics and Reproductive Health Outcomes in Africa" in Brussels, Belgium, November 5-6, 2006 (co-author: Stephen D. Younger).

"An Assessment of Changes in Infant and under-Five Mortality in Demographic and Health Survey Data for Madagascar," Cornell Food and Nutrition Policy Program Working Paper No. 207, Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, 2006 (co-authors: Peter Glick and Stephen D. Younger). Download PDF Version

"Explaining Stunting in Nineteenth Century France," Cornell Food and Nutrition Policy Program Working Paper No. 199, Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, 2008. Prepared for the Third International Conference on Economics and Human Biology Conference, Strasbourg, France, June 22-24, 2006 (co-author: Gilles Postel-Vinay). Download PDF version

"Inequality and Poverty in Africa in an Era of Globalization: Looking Beyond Income to Health and Education," Cornell Food and Nutrition Policy Program Working Paper No. 194, Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, 2007 (co-author: Stephen D. Younger). Presented at the UNU-WIDER Conference on “The Impact of Globalization on the Poor in Africa,” Johannesburg, South Africa, 1-2 December, 2005. Download PDF version

"Are Africans Practicing Safer Sex: Evidence from Demographic and Health Surveys for Eight Countries," Cornell Food and Nutrition Policy Program Working Paper No. 193, Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, 2007 (co-author: Peter Glick). Presented at the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) Seminar on “Interactions between Poverty and HIV/AIDS,” Cape Town, South Africa, December 2005. Download PDF version

"Cognitive Skills among Children in Senegal: Disentangling the Roles of Schooling and Family Background," Cornell Food and Nutrition Policy Program Working Paper No. 189, Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, 2007 (co-author: Peter Glick). Download PDF version (Expanded version of paper published in Economics of Education 28(2): 178-188, April, 2009

"Decomposing World Education Inequality," Cornell Food and Nutrition Policy Program Working Paper No. 187, Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, 2007 (co-author: Stephen D. Younger). Download PDF version

"Progression through School and Academic Performance in Senegal: Descriptive Survey Results," Cornell Food and Nutrition Policy Program Working Paper No. 171, Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, 2004 (co-author: Christelle Dumas, Peter Glick, Sylvie Lambert, and Leopold Sarr). Download PDF Version.

"Equality of What? Evidence from India," Cornell Food and Nutrition Policy Program Working Paper No. 156, Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, 2005. Presented at Poverty, Inequality and Development: A Conference in Honor of Erik Thorbecke, Cornell University, October 10-11, 2003. Download PDF version.

"Rural Poverty in Bulgaria: Characteristics and Trends," Cornell Food and Nutrition Policy Program Working Paper No. 132, Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, 2002 (co-authors: Stephen D. Younger and Chad D. Meyerhoefer). Downoad PDF version.

"Poverty Profile Without Poverty Lines: Romania, 1994 to 1997," Cornell Food and Nutrition Policy Program Working Paper No. 118, Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, 2001. Download PDF version.

"Food Policy in Crisis Management," Cornell Food and Nutrition Policy Program Working Paper No. 117, Ithaca NY: Cornell University, 2001 (co-author: Christopher B. Barrett). Download PDF version.

"Incidence of Public Spending in the Health and Education Sectors in Tanzania," OECD, Paris, France, 2000 (co-author: Sylvie Lambert).

"A Poverty Profile for Romania," OECD, Paris, France, 1999.

"Dominance Testing of Social Sector Expenditures and Taxes in Africa," International Monetary Fund Working Paper No. 99/172. Washington, D.C.: IMF, 1999 (co-author: Stephen D. Younger). Download from IMF.

"Inter-temporal Changes in Welfare: Preliminary Results from Nine African Countries," Cornell Food and Nutrition Policy Program Working Paper No 94. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, 1999 (co-authors: David Stifel and Stephen Younger). Download PDF version.

"Wage Determination and Gender Discrimination in a Transition Economy: The Case of Romania," Policy Research Working Paper No. 2113, Washington DC: World Bank, 1999 (co-author Stefano Paternosto). Download PDF version.

"Fiscal Incidence in Africa: Microeconomic Evidence," Cornell Food and Nutrition Policy Program Working Paper No. 91. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, 1999 (co-author: Stephen D. Younger). Download PDF version.

"Determinants of Nutrition in Maputo, Mozambique," World Bank Discussion Paper. Washington, D.C.: World Bank, 1996 (co-author: Harold Alderman).

"Economic Reform in Africa: A Foundation for Poverty Alleviation," Cornell Food and Nutrition Policy Program Working Paper 72. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, 1994 (co-authors: Paul A. Dorosh and Stephen D. Younger). Download PDF version.

"Living Standards and the Determinants of Poverty and Income Distribution in Mozambique," Cornell Food and Nutrition Policy Program Working Paper 56. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, 1994 (co-author: Carlo del Ninno). Download PDF version.

"The Emergence of Parallel Markets in a Transition Economy: The Case of Mozambique," Cornell Food and Nutrition Policy Program Working Paper 53. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, 1994 (co-author: Jaikishan Desai). Download PDF version.

"Public Finance and Public Employment: An Analysis of Public Sector Retrenchment Programs in Guinea and Ghana," Cornell Food and Nutrition Policy Program Working Paper 52. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, 1994 (co-authors: Bradford Mills, E.E. Waldon, and Stephen D. Younger). Download PDF version.

"Food Aid and Poverty Alleviation in Mozambique: The Potential for Self-Targeting with Yellow Maize," Cornell Food and Nutrition Policy Program Working Paper 50. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, 1994 (co-authors: Paul Dorosh and Carlo del Ninno). Download PDF version.

"Is There Life After Public Service: The Fate of Retrenched Workers in Conakry Guinea," Cornell Food and Nutrition Policy Program Working Paper 42. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, 1993 (co-author: Bradford Mills). Download PDF version.

"Fiscal and Exchange Rate Reforms in Africa: Considering the Impact Upon the Poor," Cornell Food and Nutrition Policy Program Monograph 4. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, December 1990.

"Policy Reform and Poverty in Malawi: A Review of a Decade of Experience," Cornell Food and Nutrition Policy Program Monograph 7. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, December 1990 (co-authors: Jehan Arulpragasam and Lemma Merid).

"The Prevalence and Determinants of Malnutrition in Côte d’Ivoire," Social Dimensions of Adjustment Working Paper 4. Washington, D.C.: World Bank, 1990.

"Poverty, Food Security and Policy Reform in Africa." In Macroeconomic Policy Reforms, Poverty and Nutrition: Analytic Methodologies. Cornell Food and Nutrition Policy Program Monograph 3, edited by Per Pinstrup-Andersen. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, February 1990.

"Seasonal Fluctuations in Factor and Products Markets: Is There a Nutritional Risk?" Pew Memorial Lecture. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, 1989.

"Seasonal Variability in Third World Agriculture," IFPRI Food Policy Statement, No. 12, November 1989.

"Yield Variability and Income, Consumption, and Food Security." In Summary Proceedings of a Workshop on Cereal Yield Variability, edited by Peter Hazell, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, D.C., 1986 (co-author: Joachim von Braun).

"Commentary: The Role of Seasonality in Household Food Security," IFPRI Report, Vol. 8, No. 2, May 1986.

"A Guide for the Planning of Food-for-Work Projects," Nutrition Consultants Reports, No. 64. Rome: Food and Agricultural Organization, United Nations, 1984.

"A Review of Issues in Nutrition Program Evaluation," A.I.D. Program Evaluation Discussion Paper, No. 10. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Agency for International Development, 1981 (co-author: Robert Pestronk).

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