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Sebastian Linnemayr
PGDA Post-Doctoral Fellow
2007-2009

Papers and Publications:

Papers published and under revision:

  • “Determinants of Malnutrition in Senegal: Individual, Household, Community Variables and Their Interaction,” with Harold Alderman and Abdoulaye Ka, Economics and Human Biology, forthcoming. [LINK]
  • “Effectiveness of a Community-based Intervention to Improve Nutrition in Young Children in Senegal: A Difference in Difference Analysis,” with Biram Ndiaye et al., Public Health Nutrition, forthcoming. [LINK]
  • “Mortality Expectations and Fertility Decisions,” with David Bloom, David Canning, and Isabel Guenther, submitted.
  • “Longevity and fertility: evidence from 34 low- and middle-income countries,” submitted.
  • “Consumption Smoothing and HIV/AIDS: The Case of Two Communities in South Africa,” invited for resubmission to Economic Development and Cultural Change.

Working Papers:

Population economics:

  • “Social Interactions and Fertility in Developing Countries,” with David Bloom, David Canning, and Isabel Guenther, PGDA Working Paper #34, Harvard University [LINK]

Nutrition / child health:

  • “Anemia In Low Income Countries Is Unlikely To Be Addressed By Economic Development Without Additional Programs,” with Harold Alderman, Work in progress.
  • “Reducing Child Malnutrition through Community Intervention Programs: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Three Regions in Senegal,” with Harold Alderman, World Bank Policy Research Working Papers # 4784 (Jobmarket Paper) [LINK]

HIV economics:

  • “HIV and fertility: what can time-series data tell us?,” with Günther Fink, Work in progress.
  • “More Knowledge, More Condom Use, More HIV? Long-term evidence from 7 African countries,” with Günther Fink, Work in progress.
  • “Do civil wars contribute to the spread of HIV?,” with Gabriel Leon (LSE), Work in progress.

 

 

 

 

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