JERE BEHRMAN

Summary

Affiliation: University of Pennsylvania
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Does more schooling reduce hospitalization and delay mortality? New evidence based on Danish twins
    Jere R Behrman
    Economics and Sociology, University of Pennsylvania, McNeil 160, 3718 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104 6297, USA
    Demography 48:1347-75. 2011
  2. ncbi Correlates and determinants of child anthropometrics in Latin America: background and overview of the symposium
    Jere R Behrman
    Population Studies Center, Economics Department, McNeil 160, University of Pennsylvania, 3718 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104 6297, USA
    Econ Hum Biol 2:335-51. 2004
  3. ncbi Nutritional supplementation in girls influences the growth of their children: prospective study in Guatemala
    Jere R Behrman
    Department of Economics and Population Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 6297, USA
    Am J Clin Nutr 90:1372-9. 2009
  4. ncbi On what diseases and health conditions should new economic research on health and development focus?
    Jere R Behrman
    Population Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
    Health Econ 18:S109-28. 2009
  5. ncbi Social networks and HIV/AIDs risk perceptions
    Hans Peter Kohler
    Department of Sociology, 3718 Locust Walk, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 6299, USA
    Demography 44:1-33. 2007
  6. ncbi Social networks and changes in contraceptive use over time: evidence from a longitudinal study in rural Kenya
    Jere R Behrman
    Population Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania, McNeil 160, 3718 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104 6297, USA
    Demography 39:713-38. 2002
  7. ncbi Levels, correlates, and differences in human, physical, and financial assets brought into marriages by young Guatemalan adults
    Agnes R Quisumbing
    Food Consumption and Nutrition Division, International Food Policy Research Institute, 2033 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006, USA
    Food Nutr Bull 26:S55-67. 2005
  8. ncbi Effect of a nutrition intervention during early childhood on economic productivity in Guatemalan adults
    John Hoddinott
    International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC, USA
    Lancet 371:411-6. 2008
  9. ncbi Schooling, educational achievement, and cognitive functioning among young Guatemalan adults
    Aryeh D Stein
    Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road, N E, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
    Food Nutr Bull 26:S46-54. 2005
  10. ncbi The human capital study 2002-04: tracking, data collection, coverage, and attrition
    Ruben Grajeda
    Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama, INCAP, P O Box 1188, Guatemala, Carretera Roosevelt, Zona 11 Guatemala, Central America
    Food Nutr Bull 26:S15-24. 2005

Research Grants

  1. Early Child Development Programs: Effective Interventions for Human Development
    Jere R Behrman; Fiscal Year: 2010
  2. Filipino Early Childhood Development--Longitudinal Anal*
    JERE BEHRMAN; Fiscal Year: 2005
  3. Causal Effects of Schooling on Adult and Child Health
    JERE BEHRMAN; Fiscal Year: 2005

Collaborators

Detail Information

Publications11

  1. ncbi Does more schooling reduce hospitalization and delay mortality? New evidence based on Danish twins
    Jere R Behrman
    Economics and Sociology, University of Pennsylvania, McNeil 160, 3718 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104 6297, USA
    Demography 48:1347-75. 2011
    ..We find strong, significantly negative associations between schooling and hospitalization and mortality, but generally no causal effects of schooling...
  2. ncbi Correlates and determinants of child anthropometrics in Latin America: background and overview of the symposium
    Jere R Behrman
    Population Studies Center, Economics Department, McNeil 160, University of Pennsylvania, 3718 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104 6297, USA
    Econ Hum Biol 2:335-51. 2004
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  3. ncbi Nutritional supplementation in girls influences the growth of their children: prospective study in Guatemala
    Jere R Behrman
    Department of Economics and Population Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 6297, USA
    Am J Clin Nutr 90:1372-9. 2009
    ..Better early childhood nutrition improves schooling, adult health, skills, and wages, but there is little evidence regarding its effect on the next generation...
  4. ncbi On what diseases and health conditions should new economic research on health and development focus?
    Jere R Behrman
    Population Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
    Health Econ 18:S109-28. 2009
    ..Careful consideration must, of course, be given to other demands, but on the basis of these two criteria, potential contributions are likely to be greatest from research with such a focus...
  5. ncbi Social networks and HIV/AIDs risk perceptions
    Hans Peter Kohler
    Department of Sociology, 3718 Locust Walk, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 6299, USA
    Demography 44:1-33. 2007
    ..The most important empirical result is that social networks have significant and substantial effects on risk perceptions and the adoption of new behaviors even after we control for unobserved factors...
  6. ncbi Social networks and changes in contraceptive use over time: evidence from a longitudinal study in rural Kenya
    Jere R Behrman
    Population Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania, McNeil 160, 3718 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104 6297, USA
    Demography 39:713-38. 2002
    ....
  7. ncbi Levels, correlates, and differences in human, physical, and financial assets brought into marriages by young Guatemalan adults
    Agnes R Quisumbing
    Food Consumption and Nutrition Division, International Food Policy Research Institute, 2033 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006, USA
    Food Nutr Bull 26:S55-67. 2005
    ..Given conflicting directions of change in spousal gaps in human, physical and financial assets, their net effect on changes over time in the bargaining power of husbands and wives is uncertain and deserves further investigation...
  8. ncbi Effect of a nutrition intervention during early childhood on economic productivity in Guatemalan adults
    John Hoddinott
    International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC, USA
    Lancet 371:411-6. 2008
    ..We investigated the direct effect of a nutrition intervention in early childhood on adult economic productivity...
  9. ncbi Schooling, educational achievement, and cognitive functioning among young Guatemalan adults
    Aryeh D Stein
    Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road, N E, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
    Food Nutr Bull 26:S46-54. 2005
    ..Migrants to Guatemala City have completed more years of school and scored higher on the tests of educational achievement and cognitive functioning than have cohort members who have remained in the study villages...
  10. ncbi The human capital study 2002-04: tracking, data collection, coverage, and attrition
    Ruben Grajeda
    Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama, INCAP, P O Box 1188, Guatemala, Carretera Roosevelt, Zona 11 Guatemala, Central America
    Food Nutr Bull 26:S15-24. 2005
    ..We conclude that data collection was successful and data quality is high, facilitating the successful undertaking of our planned investigation of important study hypotheses...
  11. ncbi Fertility behavior and reproductive outcomes among young Guatemalan adults
    Usha Ramakrishnan
    Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
    Food Nutr Bull 26:S68-77. 2005
    ..Differences in reproductive behaviors by parental SES and current residence suggest the role of social transitions in determining family formation in Guatemala...

Research Grants9

  1. Early Child Development Programs: Effective Interventions for Human Development
    Jere R Behrman; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..The combination of rich data and new methodologies in this project promises considerable advancement of our knowledge on this important topic. ..
  2. Filipino Early Childhood Development--Longitudinal Anal*
    JERE BEHRMAN; Fiscal Year: 2005
    ..3) To strengthen the analytical capacity of OPS through collaborative analytical research that integrates health, nutrition, demographic and economic concerns, in addition to collaborative data collection. ..
  3. Causal Effects of Schooling on Adult and Child Health
    JERE BEHRMAN; Fiscal Year: 2005
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