Jere Behrman

University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics

Ronald O. Perelman Center for Political Science

133 South 36th Street

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1.

Early Childhood Development Through an Integrated Program: Evidence from the Philippines

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3922
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Graeme Armecin, Jere Behrman, Paulita Duazo, Sharon Ghuman, Socorro Gultiano, Elizabeth King and Nannette Lee
University of San Carlos, University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, University of San Carlos, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of San Carlos, World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Health Monitoring & Evaluation, Early Childhood Development, Youth and Governance, Primary Education, Educational Sciences

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Do Single-Sex Schools Enhance Students’ Stem (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Outcomes?

PIER Working Paper No. 12-038
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 29 Sep 2012
Hyunjoon Park, Jere Behrman and Jaesung Choi
University of Pennsylvania - Department of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics and Sungkyunkwan University - Department of Economics
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Africa, Economic Shocks, Child Schooling

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The Microeconomics of College Choice, Careers, and Wages: Measuring the Impact of Higher Education

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The Microeconomics of College Choice, Careers, and Wages: Measuring the Impact of Higher Education

UCSC Department of Economics Working Paper No. 423
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 21 Dec 1998
Jere Behrman, Lori G. Kletzer, Michael S. McPherson and Morton Owen Schapiro
University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, University of California at Santa Cruz, Macalester College and Williams College - Department of Economics
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The Microeconomics of College Choice, Careers, and Wages: Measuring the Impact of Higher Education

The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science: The Changing Educational Quality of the Workforce, Robert Zemsky and Peter Cappelli (eds.), Vol. 559, September 1998
Posted: 05 Mar 1999
Jere Behrman, Lori G. Kletzer, Michael S. McPherson and Morton Owen Schapiro
University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, University of California at Santa Cruz, Macalester College and Williams College - Department of Economics

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The Returns to Increasing Body Weight

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 25 Jan 2002
Jere Behrman and Mark R. Rosenzweig
University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics and Yale University - Economic Growth Center
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Child Nutrition, Child Health, and School Enrollment: A Longitudinal Analysis

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Harold Alderman, Jere Behrman, Victor Lavy and Rekha Menon
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, University of Warwick - Department of Economics and World Bank
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Economic Reform and Wage Differentials in Latin America

IADB Research Working Paper No. 435
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 12 Feb 2001
Jere Behrman, Nancy Birdsall and Miguel Szekely
University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, Center for Global Development and Independent
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Does Increasing Women's Schooling Raise the Schooling of the Next Generation?

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 09 Jan 2002
Jere Behrman and Mark R. Rosenzweig
University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics and Yale University - Economic Growth Center
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Program Evaluation with Unobserved Heterogeneity and Selective Implementation: The Mexican Progresa Impact on Child Nutrition

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 14 Apr 2002
Jere Behrman and John Hoddinott
University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics and Cornell University - Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
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Program Evaluation, Child Health, Mexico

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Social Networks, Hiv/Aids and Risk Perceptions

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 24 Feb 2003
Jere Behrman, Hans-Peter Kohler and Susan Cotts Watkins
University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania - Department of Sociology and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Health, AIDS, Information, Social Networks, Africa

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Progressing Through Progresa: An Impact Assessment of a School Subsidy Experiment

Number of pages: 84 Posted: 10 Oct 2001
Jere Behrman, Pilali Segupta and Petra Todd
University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, Independent and University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics
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Economic Policy and Wage Differentials in Latin America

PIER Working Paper No. 01-048, Center for Global Development Working Paper No. 29
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 09 Jan 2002 Last Revised: 15 Feb 2012
Jere Behrman, Nancy Birdsall and Miguel Szekely
University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, Center for Global Development and Independent
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Reform, Inequality, Wages, Trade, Distribution

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The Impact of Nutrition During Early Childhood on Education Among Guatemalan Adults

PIER Working Paper No. 06-026
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 21 Nov 2006
John A. Maluccio, John Hoddinott, Jere Behrman, Reynaldo Martorell, Agnes R. Quisumbing and Aryeh D. Stein
Middlebury College - Department of Economics, Cornell University - Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, Emory University, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Emory University
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education, schooling, Guatemala, nutrition, economic development, Latin America

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Improving the Quality Versus Increasing the Quantity of Schooling

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 12 Aug 2002
Jere Behrman, David Ross and Richard Sabot
University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, Bryn Mawr College - Department of Economics and Williams College - Department of Economics
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The Impact of the Progresa/Oportunidades Conditional Cash Transfer Program on Health and Related Outcomes for the Aging in Mexico

PIER Working Paper No. 11-032
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 10 Oct 2011
Jere Behrman and Susan Parker
University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics and Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE) - Division of Economics
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conditional cash transfers, aging, health, Mexico

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The Effect of Natural Disaster on Fertility, Birth Spacing, and Child Sex Ratio: Evidence from a Major Earthquake in India

Nandi, A., Mazumdar, S. & Behrman, J.R. J Popul Econ 31: 267, 2018, DOI: org/10.1007/s00148-017-0659-7
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 21 Jan 2016 Last Revised: 07 Nov 2017
Arindam Nandi, Sumit Mazumdar and Jere Behrman
The Population Council, Institute of Public Health, Kalyani and University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics
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India, fertility, birth spacing, sex ratio, Gujarat earthquake

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Aligning Learning Incentives of Students and Teachers: Results from a Social Experiment In Mexican High Schools

PIER Working Paper No. 13-004
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 26 Jan 2013
Jere Behrman, Susan Parker, Petra Todd and Kenneth I. Wolpin
University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE) - Division of Economics, University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics and University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics
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student, teacher, and group incentives, randomized social experiment, Mexican high schools

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Aging and Economic Opportunities: Major World Regions Around the Turn of the Century

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Aging and Economic Opportunities: Major World Regions Around the Turn of the Century

IDB-OCE Working Paper
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 25 Apr 2000
Jere Behrman, Suzanne Duryea and Miguel Szekely
University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Independent
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Aging and Economic Opportunities: Major World Regions Around the Turn of the Century

IDB Working Paper No. 336
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 21 Apr 2011
Jere Behrman, Suzanne Duryea and Miguel Székely
University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Center for Education and Social Studies
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Evaluating Preschool Programs When Length of Exposure to the Program Varies: A Nonparametric Approach

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Evaluating Preschool Programs When Length of Exposure to the Program Varies: A Nonparametric Approach

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 10 Oct 2001
Jere Behrman, Yingmei Cheng and Petra Todd
University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, Florida State University - College of Business and University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics
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Program Evaluation, Matching, Selection Bias, Propensity Scores, Local Regression, Human Capital, Nutrition, Child Development, Anthropometrics, Preschool Programs, Cognitive Tests

Evaluating Preschool Programs when Length of Exposure to the Program Varies: A Nonparametric Approach

Posted: 21 Nov 2004
Jere Behrman, Yingmei Cheng and Petra Todd
University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, Florida State University - College of Business and University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics

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Program Evaluation, Matching, Selection Bias, Propensity Scores, Local Regression, Human Capital, Nutrition, Child Development, Anthropometrics, Preschool Programs, Cognitive Tests

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Decomposing Fertility Differences Across World Regions and Over Time: Is Improved Health More Important than Women's Schooling?

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Decomposing Fertility Differences Across World Regions and Over Time: Is Improved Health More Important than Women's Schooling?

IDB-OCE Working Paper No. 406
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 25 Apr 2000
Jere Behrman, Suzanne Duryea and Miguel Szekely
University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Independent
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Decomposing Fertility Differences Across World Regions and Over Time: Is Improved Health More Important than Women's Schooling?

IDB Working Paper No. 337
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 21 Apr 2011
Suzanne Duryea, Jere Behrman and Miguel Székely
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics and Center for Education and Social Studies
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Characteristics of and Determinants of the Density of Contributions in a Private Social Security System

Michigan Retirement Research Center Research Paper No. WP 2004-077
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 13 Feb 2008
Alberto Arenas de Mesa, Jere Behrman and David Bravo
University of Chile, University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics and Centro Encuestas y Estudios Longitudinales Universidad Catolica
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Financial Literacy, Schooling, and Wealth Accumulation

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Financial Literacy, Schooling, and Wealth Accumulation

Pension Research Council Working Paper No. 2010-24
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 08 Oct 2010 Last Revised: 26 Nov 2011
Jere Behrman, Olivia S. Mitchell, Cindy Soo and David Bravo
University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Centro Encuestas y Estudios Longitudinales Universidad Catolica
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financial literacy, education, schooling, pension, retirement, wealth,

Financial Literacy, Schooling, and Wealth Accumulation

NBER Working Paper No. w16452
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 18 Oct 2010 Last Revised: 16 Jun 2023
Jere Behrman, Olivia S. Mitchell, Cindy Soo and David Bravo
University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Centro Encuestas y Estudios Longitudinales Universidad Catolica
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Schooling Investments and Aggregate Conditions: A Household-Survey-Based Approach for Latin America and the Caribbean

IDB-OCE Working Paper No. 407
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 26 Apr 2000
Jere Behrman, Suzanne Duryea and Miguel Szekely
University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Independent
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What Determines Adult Cognitive Skills? Impacts of Pre-Schooling, Schooling and Post-Schooling Experiences in Guatemala

PIER Working Paper No. 06-027
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 27 Nov 2006
Jere Behrman, John Hoddinott, John A. Maluccio, Erica Soler-Hampejsek, Emily L. Behrman, Reynaldo Martorell, Manuel Ramirez-Zea and Aryeh D. Stein
University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, Cornell University - Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Middlebury College - Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania, Emory University, Institute of Nutrition for Central America and Panama and Emory University
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education, schooling, Guatemala, nutrition, economic development, Latin America, experience, Flynn effect, stunting

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First-Round Impacts of the 2008 Chilean Pension System Reform

Michigan Retirement Research Center Research Paper No. WP 2011-245
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 17 Nov 2011
Jere Behrman, Maria Cecilia Calderon, Olivia S. Mitchell, Javiera Vasquez and David Bravo
University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Centro Encuestas y Estudios Longitudinales Universidad Catolica
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Chilean pension, retirement, basic solidarity pension

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Social Exclusion in Latin America: Introduction and Overview

IDB Working Paper No. 157
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 19 Apr 2011
Jere Behrman, Alejandro Gaviria Uribe and Miguel Székely
University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of Economics and Center for Education and Social Studies
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You Are What Your Parents Expect: Height and Local Reference Points

PIER Working Paper No. 18-007, Wang, Fan, Esteban Puentes, Jere R. Behrman, and Flávio Cunha. 2022. “You Are What Your Parents Expect: Height and Local Reference Points.” Journal of Econometrics, April. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeconom.2021.09.020
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 26 Apr 2018 Last Revised: 04 Apr 2022
Fan Wang, Esteban Puentes, Jere Behrman and Flavio Cunha
University of Houston - Department of Economics, University of Chile - Diagonal Paraguay, University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics and University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics
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Early Childhood, Height, Reference Point, Nutrition, Anthropometrics

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Social Networks, Family Planning and Worrying About Aids: What are the Network Effects If Network Partners are Not Determined Randomly?

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 14 Apr 2002
Jere Behrman, Hans-Peter Kohler and Susan Cotts Watkins
University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania - Department of Sociology and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Wealth Gradients in Early Childhood Cognitive Development in Five Latin American Countries

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Wealth Gradients in Early Childhood Cognitive Development in Five Latin American Countries

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6779
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Norbert Schady, Jere Behrman, Maria Caridad Araujo, Rodrigo Azuero, Raquel Bernal, David Bravo, Florencia López Bóo, Karen Macours, Daniela Marshall, Christina Paxson and Renos Vakis
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Emory University - Institute for Quantitative Theory and Methods, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of Economics, Centro Encuestas y Estudios Longitudinales Universidad Catolica, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Paris School of Economics (PSE), University of Pennsylvania, Brown University and The World Bank
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Youth and Governance, Educational Sciences, Street Children, Primary Education, Population Policies

Wealth Gradients in Early Childhood Cognitive Development in Five Latin American Countries

Documento CEDE No. 2014-01, PIER Working Paper No. 14-010
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 16 Feb 2014 Last Revised: 15 Mar 2014
Norbert Schady, Jere Behrman, Maria Caridad Araujo, Rodrigo Azuero, Raquel Bernal, David Bravo, Florencia López Bóo, Karen Macours, Daniela Marshall, Christina Paxson and Renos Vakis
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Emory University - Institute for Quantitative Theory and Methods, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of Economics, Centro Encuestas y Estudios Longitudinales Universidad Catolica, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Paris School of Economics (PSE), University of Pennsylvania, Brown University and The World Bank
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early childhood, socioeconomic gaps, Latin-American

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Brains versus Brawn: Labor Market Returns to Intellectual and Health Human Capital in a Poor Developing Country

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 11 Sep 2009
Jere Behrman, John Hoddinott, John A. Maluccio and Reynaldo Martorell
University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, Cornell University - Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Middlebury College - Department of Economics and Emory University
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height, cognitive skill, education, earnings, Guatemala

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Parental Allocations to Children: New Evidence on Bequest Differences Among Siblings

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 14 Apr 2002
Jere Behrman and Mark R. Rosenzweig
University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics and Yale University - Economic Growth Center
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Are Conditional Cash Transfers Effective in Urban Areas? Evidence from Mexico

PIER Working Paper No. 11-024
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 24 Aug 2011
Jere Behrman, Jorge Gallardo Garcia, Susan Parker, Petra Todd and Viviana Velez-Grajales
University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, Bates White, LLC, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE) - Division of Economics, University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
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conditional cash transfer programs, matching estimators, program evaluation

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After-School Tutoring, Household Substitution and Student Achievement: Experimental Evidence from Rural China

PIER Working Paper No. 20-004
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 31 Jan 2020
Jere Behrman, Simon Fan, Xiangdong Wei, Hongliang Zhang and Junsen Zhang
University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, Lingnan University, Lingnan College, Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - Department of Economics
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inequality of educational opportunity; after-school tutoring; home tutoring

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Intergenerational Mobility in Latin America

IDB Working Paper No. 379
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 21 Apr 2011
Jere Behrman, Alejandro Gaviria Uribe and Miguel Székely
University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of Economics and Center for Education and Social Studies
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Schooling Inequality, Crises, and Financial Liberalization in Latin America

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Schooling Inequality, Crises, and Financial Liberalization in Latin America

Center for Global Development Working Paper No. 165
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 23 Mar 2009
Jere Behrman, Nancy Birdsall and Gunilla Pettersson Gelander
University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, Center for Global Development and Birk Consulting
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inequality, schooling inequality, financial liberalization, bank crisis, Latin America

Schooling Inequality, Crises, and Financial Liberalization in Latin America

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 25 Apr 2009 Last Revised: 22 May 2009
Nancy Birdsall, Jere Behrman and Gunilla Pettersson Gelander
Center for Global Development, University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics and Birk Consulting
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Latin America, Schooling, structural inequality, financial liberalization

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A Framework for Physical Growth and Child Development

IFPRI Discussion Paper 01435
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 14 Jul 2015
Harold Alderman, Jere Behrman and Paul Glewwe
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics and University of Minnesota - College of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences - Department of Applied Economics
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nutrition, human capital, child development

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Attrition in Longitudinal Household Survey Data: Some Tests for Three Developing-Country Samples

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Harold Alderman, Jere Behrman, Hans-Peter Kohler, John A. Maluccio and Susan Cotts Watkins
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania - Department of Sociology, affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Methodological Note: Using Micro Data to Understand Better the Intergenerational Transmission of Poverty in Low Income Developing Countries

Chronic Poverty Research Centre Working Paper No. 68
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 03 Feb 2011
Jere Behrman
University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics
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intergenerational transmission of poverty, methodology

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Mothers’ Human Capital and the Intergenerational Transmission of Poverty: The Impact of Mothers’ Intellectual Human Capital and Long-Run Nutritional Status on Children’s Human Capital Guatemala

Chronic Poverty Research Centre Working Paper No. 160, IFPRI Discussion Paper No. 12-4
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 05 Dec 2010
Agnes R. Quisumbing, Jere Behrman, Alexis Murphy and Kathryn M Yount
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, CGIAR - Food Consumption and Nutrition Division and Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, Hubert Department of Global Health
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intergenerational Transmission of Poverty, Childhood Poverty, Education

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Wealth Disparities for Early Childhood Anthropometrics and Skills: Evidence from Chilean Longitudinal Data

PIER Working Paper No. 17-019
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 30 Sep 2017
Jere Behrman, Dante Contreras, Isidora Palma and Esteban Puentes
University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, University of Chile - Department of Economics, University of Chile and University of Chile - Diagonal Paraguay
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wealth disparities, anthropometrics, cognitive skills, socio-emotional skills

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Impacts of Prospera on Enrollment, School Trajectories, and Learning

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 9000
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 12 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 13 Nov 2019
Jere Behrman, Susan W. Parker and Petra Elizabeth Todd
University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, University of Maryland and University of Pennsylvania
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The Chilean Pension Reform Turns 25: Lessons from the Social Protection Survey

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The Chilean Pension Reform Turns 25: Lessons from the Social Protection Survey

NBER Working Paper No. w12401
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 11 Oct 2006 Last Revised: 22 May 2022
Alberto Arenas de Mesa, David Bravo, Jere Behrman, Olivia S. Mitchell and Petra Todd
University of Chile, Centro Encuestas y Estudios Longitudinales Universidad Catolica, University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School and University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics
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The Chilean Pension Reform Turns 25: Lessons from the Social Protection Survey

Published in Kay, S. and T. Sinha (Eds.) (2008). Lessons from Pension Reform in the Americas. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press., Pension Research Council Working Paper No. 2006-9
Posted: 19 Jun 2006 Last Revised: 03 Apr 2020
Olivia S. Mitchell, Alberto Arenas DeMesa, David Bravo, Jere Behrman and Petra Todd
University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School, University of Chile, Centro Encuestas y Estudios Longitudinales Universidad Catolica, University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics and University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics

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Gender Gaps in Cognitive and Noncognitive Skills: Roles of SES and Gender Attitudes

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Gender Gaps in Cognitive and Noncognitive Skills: Roles of SES and Gender Attitudes

PIER Working Paper No. 21-007
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 18 Feb 2021
Justine Herve, Subha Mani, Jere Behrman, Arindam Nandi, Anjana Sankhil Lamkang and Ramanan Laxminarayan
Fordham University, Fordham University - Fordham College at Rose Hill, University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, The Population Council, One Health Trust and One Health Trust
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ognitive skills, Noncognitive skills, Gender attitudes, Gender, India, Children

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Same Environment, Stratified Impacts? Air Pollution, Extreme Temperatures, and Birth Weight in South China

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Same Environment, Stratified Impacts? Air Pollution, Extreme Temperatures, and Birth Weight in South China

Liu, Xiaoying, Jere Behrman, Emily Hannum, Fan Wang, and Qingguo Zhao. 2022. “Same Environment, Stratified Impacts? Air Pollution, Extreme Temperatures, and Birth Weight in South China.” Social Science Research, February, 102691. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2021.102691
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 02 Feb 2021 Last Revised: 01 Apr 2022
Xiaoying Liu, Jere Behrman, Emily Hannum, Fan Wang and Qingguo Zhao
University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania, University of Houston - Department of Economics and Guangdong Institute of Family Planning Science and Technology
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air pollution, birth weight, maternal education, extreme temperatures, China

Same Environment, Stratified Impacts? Air Pollution, Extreme Temperatures, and Birth Weight in South China

Liu, Xiaoying, Jere Behrman, Emily Hannum, Fan Wang, and Qingguo Zhao. 2022. “Same Environment, Stratified Impacts? Air Pollution, Extreme Temperatures, and Birth Weight in South China.” Social Science Research, February, 102691. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2021.102691
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 08 Jan 2021 Last Revised: 01 Apr 2022
Xiaoying Liu, Jere Behrman, Emily Hannum, Fan Wang and Qingguo Zhao
University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania, University of Houston - Department of Economics and Family Planning Special Hospital of Guangdong - Epidemiology Research Office of key Laboratory of Male Reproduction and Genetics (National Health Commission)
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air pollution, birth weight, maternal education, extreme temperatures, China

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Inequality of Opportunity in Education: Accounting for the Contributions of Sibs, Schools and Sorting Across East Africa

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Inequality of Opportunity in Education: Accounting for the Contributions of Sibs, Schools and Sorting Across East Africa

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 8622
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 26 Oct 2018 Last Revised: 27 Oct 2018
Paul Anand, Jere Behrman, Hai-Anh Dang and Sam Jones
The Open University - Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, World Bank - Development Data Group (DECDG) and United Nations - World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU/WIDER)
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We are All Getting Older: A World Perspective on Aging and Economics

East Asian Economic Perspectives, No. 13, Vol. 2, pp.18-51, 2002
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 27 Jun 2011
Miguel Székely, Jere Behrman and Suzanne Duryea
Center for Education and Social Studies, University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
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Long-Term Effects of Rainfall Shocks on Foundational Cognitive Skills: Evidence from Peru

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15940
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 16 Feb 2023
Nicolas Pazos, Marta Favara, Alan Sánchez, Douglas Scott and Jere Behrman
University of Nottingham, University of Oxford - Department of International Development, Group for the Analysis of Development (GRADE), University of Oxford and University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics
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skills formation, human capital, rainfall, Peru, early childhood

47.

What is the Real Impact of Schooling on Age of First Union and Age of First Parenting? New Evidence from Guatemala

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4023
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Jere Behrman, Alexis Murphy, Agnes R. Quisumbing, Usha Ramakrishna and Kathyrn Young
University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, CGIAR - Food Consumption and Nutrition Division, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Emory University - Rollins School of Public Health - Hubert Department of Public Health and Emory University - Rollins School of Public Health - Hubert Department of Global Health
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Population & Development, Health Monitoring & Evaluation, Population Policies, Science Education, Scientific Research & Science Parks

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Timing and Duration of Exposure in Evaluations of Social Programs

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Timing and Duration of Exposure in Evaluations of Social Programs

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4686
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Elizabeth King and Jere Behrman
World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics
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Primary Education, Health Monitoring & Evaluation, Poverty Monitoring & Analysis, Education For All, ICT Policy and Strategies

Timing and Duration of Exposure in Evaluations of Social Programs

The World Bank Research Observer, Vol. 24, Issue 1, pp. 55-82, 2009
Posted: 06 May 2009
Elizabeth King and Jere Behrman
World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics

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Intergenerational Schooling Mobility and Macro Conditions and Schooling Policies in Latin America

IDB Working Paper No. 319
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 21 Apr 2011
Nancy Birdsall, Jere Behrman and Miguel Székely
Center for Global Development, University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics and Center for Education and Social Studies
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How Much Might Human Capital Policies Affect Earnings Inequalities and Poverty?

Estudios de Economía, Vol. 38, No. 1, pp. 9-41, 2011
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 01 Jul 2011
Jere Behrman
University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics
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Inequality, Poverty, Human capital

51.

The Impact of a National Early Childhood Development Program on Future Schooling Attainment: Evidence from ICDS in India

Economics Development and Cultural Change, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 23 Dec 2015 Last Revised: 23 Nov 2020
Arindam Nandi, Jere Behrman and Ramanan Laxminarayan
The Population Council, University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics and One Health Trust
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India; ICDS; Intergrated Child Development Services; nutrition; child development; education

52.

The Economic Rationale for Investing in Stunting Reduction

Maternal and Child Nutrition, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 14 Sep 2013
John Hoddinott, Harold Alderman, Jere Behrman, Lawrence Haddad and Susan Horton
Cornell University - Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, Independent and University of Waterloo
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undernutrition, stunting, benefit, cost ratios, economic productivity

53.

Mental Health, Schooling Attainment and Polygenic Scores: Are there Significant Genetic-Environmental Associations?

PIER Working Paper No. 20-007
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 06 Feb 2020
Vikesh Amin, Jere Behrman, Jason M. Fletcher, Carlos A. Flores, Alfonso Flores-Lagunes and Hans-Peter Kohler
Central Michigan University, University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, University of Wisconsin - Madison - Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs, University of Miami, Syracuse University - Department of Economics and University of Pennsylvania - Department of Sociology
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Schooling; Mental Health; Genetics; Gene-Environment Interactions

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Do More-Schooled Women Have Fewer Children and Delay Childbearing? Evidence from a Sample of U.S. Twins

PIER Working Paper No. 11-041
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 06 Dec 2011
Vikesh Amin and Jere Behrman
Central Michigan University and University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics
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twins, twins fixed-effects, schooling, fertility

55.

Does Schooling Improve Cognitive Abilities at Older Ages: Causal Evidence from Nonparametric Bounds

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15371
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 21 Jun 2022
Vikesh Amin, Jere Behrman, Jason M. Fletcher, Carlos A. Flores, Alfonso Flores-Lagunes and Hans-Peter Kohler
Central Michigan University, University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, University of Wisconsin - Madison - Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs, University of Miami, Syracuse University--Economics and University of Pennsylvania - Department of Sociology
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schooling, cognition, bounds, aging, partial identification

56.

The Contribution of Increased Equity to the Estimated Social Benefits from a Transfer Program: An Illustration from PROGRESA

IFPRI Discussion Paper 1475
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 10 Nov 2015
Harold Alderman, Jere Behrman and Afia Tasneem
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics and World Bank
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poverty; welfare; economic development; social protection; conditional cash transfer

57.

Negative Economic Shocks and Child Schooling: Evidence from Rural Malawi

PIER Working Paper No. 12-039
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 26 Sep 2012
Asma Hyder, Jere Behrman and Hans-Peter Kohler
Institute of Business Administration, University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics and University of Pennsylvania - Department of Sociology
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Africa, Economic Shocks, Child Schooling

58.

Social Protection and Foundational Cognitive Skills During Adolescence: Evidence from a Large Public Works Programme

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15551
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 15 Sep 2022
Richard Freund, Marta Favara, Catherine Porter and Jere Behrman
University of Oxford, University of Oxford - Department of International Development, Lancaster University - Department of Economics and University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics
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foundational cognitive skills, Ethiopia, public works programmes, PSNP, skills development

59.

The Causal Effects of Parents’ Schooling on Children’s Schooling in Urban China

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 03 Feb 2020
Jere Behrman, Yu-xuan Hu and Junsen Zhang
University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, Jinan University - International Joint Laboratory for Embryonic Development & Prenatal Medicine and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - Department of Economics
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parental schooling; children’s schooling; endowments; China; within-twins estimates

60.

Schooling Investments and Macroeconomic Conditions: A Micro-Macro Investigation for Latin America and the Caribbean

IDB Working Paper No. 338
Number of pages: 69 Posted: 21 Apr 2011
Suzanne Duryea, Jere Behrman and Miguel Székely
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics and Center for Education and Social Studies
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Adolescent Cognitive Gender Gaps Reflect Differential Dynamic Associations with Undernutrition and Poverty in Preschool and Preadolescent Ages

PIER Working Paper No. 21-010
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 05 Mar 2021
Le Thuc Duc and Jere Behrman
Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS) - Centre for Analysis and Forecasting and University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics
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Gender differences, undernutrition, poverty, cognitive development, low- and middle-income countries

62.

Schooling is Associated Not Only with Long-Run Wages, but Also with Wage Risks and Disability Risks: The Pakistani Experience

PIER Working Paper No. 11-013
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 23 May 2011
Asma Hyder and Jere Behrman
Institute of Business Administration and University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics
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Wages, Risks, Labor Markets, Job Disabilities, Compensating Differentials, Developing Country, Schooling

63.

Identifying Catch-Up Trajectories in Child Growth: New Methods with Evidence from Young Lives

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 8353
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 27 Feb 2018 Last Revised: 20 Mar 2018
Sam Jones, Jere Behrman, Hai-Anh Dang and Paul Anand
University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, World Bank - Development Data Group (DECDG) and The Open University - Department of Economics
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Correlates and Determinants of Child Anthropometrics in Latin America: Background and Overview of the Symposium

IDB Working Paper No. 198
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 19 Apr 2011
Jere Behrman and Emmanuel Skoufias
University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics and World Bank
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Heterogenous Trajectories in Physical, Mental and Cognitive Health among Older Americans: Roles of Genetics and Earlier SES

PIER Working Paper No. 21-024
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 13 Oct 2021
Cung Truong Hoang, Vikesh Amin, Jere Behrman, Hans-Peter Kohler and Iliana V. Kohler
University of Pennsylvania - The Penn Institute for Economic Research (PIER), Central Michigan University, University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania - Department of Sociology and University of Pennsylvania - Population Aging Research Center (PARC)
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aging trajectories; polygenic scores; childhood socioeconomic status; schooling; HRS; GBTM

66.

Maternal Undernutrition in Adolescence and Child Human Capital Formation over the Life-Course: Evidence from an International Cohort Study

PIER Working Paper No. 21-004
Number of pages: 69 Posted: 04 Feb 2021
Andreas Georgiadis, Liza Benny, Paul Dornan and Jere Behrman
University of Leeds, University of Essex - Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER), University of Oxford and University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics
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Adolescent undernutrition, maternal and child growth, child cognitive development, rainfall shocks

67.

The Contribution of Increased Equity to the Estimated Social Benefits from a Transfer Program: An Illustration from Progresa/Oportunidades

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 8026
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 14 Apr 2017
Harold Alderman and Jere Behrman
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics
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Inequality, Educational Sciences

68.

Does Sorting Matter for Learning Inequality? Evidence From East Africa

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 03 Feb 2020
Paul Anand, Jere Behrman, Hai-Anh Dang and Sam Jones
The Open University - Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, World Bank - Development Data Group (DECDG) and United Nations - World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU/WIDER)
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inequality of educational opportunity; variance decomposition; sorting; East Africa

69.

Varied Patterns of Catch-Up in Child Growth: Evidence From Young Lives

Forthcoming in Social Science and Medicine
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 01 Aug 2018
Paul Anand, Jere Behrman, Hai-Anh Dang and Sam Jones
The Open University - Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, World Bank - Development Data Group (DECDG) and University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics
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How Early Nutrition and Foundational Cognitive Skills Interconnect? Evidence from Two Developing Countries

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15818
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 13 Jan 2023
Alan Sánchez, Marta Favara, Margaret Sheridan and Jere Behrman
Group for the Analysis of Development (GRADE), University of Oxford - Department of International Development, Harvard Medical School/Boston Children's Hospital and University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics
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foundational cognitive skills, early nutrition, executive functions, Ethiopia, Peru

71.

Economics Reform and Wage Differentials in Latin America

IDB Working Paper No. 365
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 21 Apr 2011
Miguel Székely, Nancy Birdsall and Jere Behrman
Center for Education and Social Studies, Center for Global Development and University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics
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Genetic Risks, Adolescent Health and Schooling Attainment

PIER Working Paper No. 20-024
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 01 Jul 2020
Vikesh Amin, Jere Behrman, Jason M. Fletcher, Carlos A. Flores, Alfonso Flores‐Lagunes and Hans-Peter Kohler
Central Michigan University, University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, University of Wisconsin - Madison - Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs, University of Miami, affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Pennsylvania - Department of Sociology
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adolescent health; polygenic scores; education

73.

The Asian Games, Air Pollution and Birth Outcomes in South China: An Instrumental Variable Approach

PIER Working Paper No. 21-016
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 30 Jun 2021
Xiaoying Liu, Huazhang Miao, Jere Behrman, Emily Hannum, Zhijiang Liang and Qingguo Zhao
University of Pennsylvania, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital - Department of Healthcare, University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Guangzhou Medical University - Guangdong Women and Children Hospital and Guangdong Institute of Family Planning Science and Technology
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ambient air pollution, birthweights, preterm births, instrumental variable, China

74.

Decomposing Learning Inequalities in East Africa: How Much Does Sorting Matter?

World Bank Economic Review
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 03 Jun 2021
Paul Anand, Jere Behrman, Hai-Anh Dang and Sam Jones
The Open University - Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, World Bank - Development Data Group (DECDG) and United Nations - World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU/WIDER)
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inequality of opportunity, education achievement, decomposition, household, school, sorting, Africa

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Female Headship and Poverty in the Arab Region: Analysis of Trends and Dynamics Based on a New Typology

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16641
Number of pages: 96 Posted: 05 Dec 2023
Shireen AlAzzawi, Hai-Anh Dang, Vladimir Hlasny, Kseniya Abanokova and Jere Behrman
Santa Clara University, World Bank - Development Data Group (DECDG), Ewha Womans University, World Bank and University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics
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poverty, feminization, female-headedness typology, synthetic panels, Arab region, household surveys

76.

Food Coma is Real: The Effect of Digestive Fatigue on Adolescents' Cognitive Performance

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16909
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 10 Apr 2024
Justine Hervé, Subha Mani, Jere Behrman, Ramanan Laxminarayan and Arindam Nandi
Stevens Institute of Technology, Fordham University - Fordham College at Rose Hill, University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, One Health Trust and The Population Council
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post-meal fatigue, cognitive skills, low-stakes tests, India, adolescents

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Women's Schooling, Home Teaching, and Economic Growth

Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 107, Issue 4, August 1999
Posted: 28 Sep 1999
Jere Behrman, Andrew D. Foster, Mark R. Rosenzweig and Prem Vashishtha
University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, Brown University - Department of Economics, Yale University - Economic Growth Center and University of Delhi

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