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Homepage:	http://www-rcf.usc.edu/~jstrauss
Workplace:	Department of Economics, University of Southern California, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2018

1. Cognition and SES Relationships Among the Mid-Aged and Elderly: A Comparison of China and Indonesia
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)

2013

2. IFLS C-Reactive Protein Data User Guide
   Working Papers, RAND Corporation View citations (1)

2012

3. Health, Height, Height Shrinkage and SES at Older Ages: Evidence from China
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (6)
   Also in Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2012) View citations (6)
   See also Journal Article Health, Height, Height Shrinkage, and SES at Older Ages: Evidence from China, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2013) View citations (36) (2013)
4. Patterns and correlates of intergenerational non-time transfers: evidence from CHARLS
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (10)

2011

5. Intergenerational Correlations of Health Among Older Adults Empirical Evidence from Indonesia
   Working Papers, RAND Corporation View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article Intergenerational correlations of health among older adults: Empirical evidence from Indonesia, The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, Elsevier (2015) View citations (8) (2015)
6. Living Arrangements of the Elderly in China Evidence from CHARLS
   Working Papers, RAND Corporation View citations (10)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2011) View citations (27)

2010

7. Cutting the costs of attrition: Results from the Indonesia Family Life Survey
   Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (12)
   See also Journal Article Cutting the costs of attrition: Results from the Indonesia Family Life Survey, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2012) View citations (71) (2012)
8. Estimation of Poverty Transition Matrices with Noisy Data
   Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (7)
   Also in Textos para discussão, Department of Economics PUC-Rio (Brazil) (2010) View citations (8)
   See also Journal Article Estimation of Poverty Transition Matrices with Noisy Data, Journal of Applied Econometrics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2017) View citations (12) (2017)
9. Health Outcomes and Socio-Economic Status among the Elderly in China: Evidence from the CHARLS Pilot
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (36)
10. Long-term impact of investments in early schooling
    IFPRI discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (2)
11. Private Sector Industrialization in China: Evidence from Wenzhou
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (1)
    See also Chapter Private-Sector Industrialization in China: Evidence from Wenzhou, Palgrave Macmillan Books, Palgrave Macmillan (2010) (2010)
12. The Effects of Childhood Health on Adult Health and SES in China
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article The Effects of Childhood Health on Adult Health and SES in China, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2012) View citations (31) (2012)

2009

13. Determinants of Schooling Outcomes: Empirical Evidence from Rural Ethiopia
    Fordham Economics Discussion Paper Series, Fordham University, Department of Economics View citations (5)
14. Long-Term Impact of Investments in Early Schooling – Empirical Evidence from Rural Ethiopia
    Fordham Economics Discussion Paper Series, Fordham University, Department of Economics
15. Socioeconomic Success and Health in Later Life Evidence from the Indonesia Family Life Survey
    Working Papers, RAND Corporation View citations (15)

2000

16. Targeting Of Food Aid in Rural Ethiopia: Chronic Need or Inertia?
    Food Security International Development Papers, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Targeting of food aid in rural Ethiopia: chronic need or inertia?, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2002) View citations (91) (2002)

1999

17. Effects of Agricultural Commercialization on Food Crop Input Use and Productivity in Kenya
    Food Security International Development Policy Syntheses, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics View citations (36)
    Also in Food Security International Development Working Papers, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics (1999) View citations (36)
18. Understanding and Improving Food Aid Targeting in Rural Ethiopia
    Food Security International Development Policy Syntheses, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics

1997

19. Health Care Prices, Health and Labor Outcomes: Experimental Evidence
    Working Papers, RAND - Labor and Population Program View citations (32)
20. Health and Wages: Evidence on Men and Women in Urban Brazil
    Working Papers, RAND - Reprint Series View citations (270)
    See also Journal Article Health and wages: Evidence on men and women in urban Brazil, Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier (1997) View citations (293) (1997)

1996

21. Intrahousehold Allocations: A Review of Theories, Empirical Evidence and Policy Issues
    Food Security International Development Working Papers, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics View citations (20)
22. Measurment and Mismeasurement of Social Indicators
    Working Papers, RAND - Reprint Series View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Measurement and Mismeasurement of Social Indicators, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1996) View citations (21) (1996)
23. Parental Investments in Schooling: The Roles of Gender and Resources in Urban Brazil
    Working Papers, RAND - Labor and Population Program View citations (11)
24. Public Policy and Anthropometric Outcomes in the Cote d'Ivoire
    Working Papers, RAND - Reprint Series View citations (70)
    Also in Working Papers, RAND - Labor and Population Program (1995)
    Working Papers, Yale - Economic Growth Center (1991) View citations (3)
    Working Papers, World Bank - Living Standards Measurement (1992) View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article Public policy and anthropometric outcomes in the Cote d'Ivoire, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (1996) View citations (56) (1996)
25. Quality of Health Care, Survivial and Health Outcomes in Ghana
    Working Papers, RAND - Reprint Series View citations (52)
    Also in Working Papers, World Bank - Living Standards Measurement (1995) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Quality of health care, survival and health outcomes in Ghana, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (1996) View citations (118) (1996)

1995

26. Empirical Modeling of Household and Family Decisions
    Working Papers, RAND - Reprint Series View citations (104)
27. Health and Labour Productivity: Sorting out the Relationships
    1994 Conference, August 22-29, 1994, Harare, Zimbabwe, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (5)
28. Health, Nutrition and Economic development
    Working Papers, RAND - Labor and Population Program View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development, Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association (1998) View citations (741) (1998)
29. Health, Wealth and Wages of Men and Women in Urban Brazil
    Working Papers, RAND - Labor and Population Program View citations (11)

1991

30. Wages, Schooling and Background: Investments in Men and Women in Urban Brazil
    Working Papers, Yale - Economic Growth Center View citations (2)

1990

31. CHILD ANTHROPOMETRY IN COTE D'IVOIRE: ESTIMATES FROM TWO SURVEYS, 1985 AND 1986
    Working Papers, World Bank - Living Standards Measurement View citations (3)
32. PRICES, INFRASTRUCTURE, HOUSEHOLD CHARASTERISTICS AND CHILD HEIGHT
    Working Papers, Yale - Economic Growth Center View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Prices, infrastructure, household characteristics and child height, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (1992) View citations (73) (1992)
33. THE SHAPE OF THE CALORIE-EXPENDITURE CURVE
    Working Papers, Yale - Economic Growth Center View citations (15)

1989

34. ESTIMATING THE IMPACT OF INCOME AND PRICE CHANGES ON CONSUMPTION IN BRAZIL
    Working Papers, Yale - Economic Growth Center View citations (4)
35. MODELLING THE USE AND ADAPTATION OF TECHNOLOGIES BY UPLAND RICE AND SOYBEAN FARMERS IN CENTRAL-WEST BRAZIL
    Working Papers, Yale - Economic Growth Center

1988

36. THE EFFECTS OF HOUSEHOLD AND COMMUNITY CHARACTERISTICS ON THE NUTRITION OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN
    Working Papers, World Bank - Living Standards Measurement View citations (2)

1977

37. Recent and prospective developments in food consumption: some policy issues
    Research reports, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Journal Articles

2017

1. Estimation of Poverty Transition Matrices with Noisy Data
   Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2017, 32, (1), 37-55 View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper Estimation of Poverty Transition Matrices with Noisy Data, Working Papers (2010) View citations (7) (2010)
2. Health Insurance and Health Care among the Mid‐Aged and Older Chinese: Evidence from the National Baseline Survey of CHARLS
   Health Economics, 2017, 26, (4), 431-449 View citations (15)

2016

3. Prevalence, diagnosis, and management of diabetes mellitus among older Chinese: results from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study
   International Journal of Public Health, 2016, 61, (3), 347-356 View citations (11)

2015

4. Intergenerational correlations of health among older adults: Empirical evidence from Indonesia
   The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, 2015, 6, (C), 44-56 View citations (8)
   See also Working Paper Intergenerational Correlations of Health Among Older Adults Empirical Evidence from Indonesia, Working Papers (2011) View citations (5) (2011)

2014

5. Depressive symptoms and SES among the mid-aged and elderly in China: Evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study national baseline
   Social Science & Medicine, 2014, 120, (C), 224-232 View citations (33)
6. Health outcomes and socio-economic status among the mid-aged and elderly in China: Evidence from the CHARLS national baseline data
   The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, 2014, 3, (C), 29-43 View citations (15)
7. Healthy aging in China
   The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, 2014, 4, (C), 37-43 View citations (19)
8. Reprint of: Health outcomes and socio-economic status among the mid-aged and elderly in China: Evidence from the CHARLS national baseline data
   The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, 2014, 4, (C), 59-73 View citations (14)

2013

9. Determinants of Schooling: Empirical Evidence from Rural Ethiopia
   Journal of African Economies, 2013, 22, (5), 693-731 View citations (15)
10. Health, Height, Height Shrinkage, and SES at Older Ages: Evidence from China
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2013, 5, (2), 86-121 View citations (36)
    See also Working Paper Health, Height, Height Shrinkage and SES at Older Ages: Evidence from China, IZA Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (6) (2012)

2012

11. Cutting the costs of attrition: Results from the Indonesia Family Life Survey
    Journal of Development Economics, 2012, 98, (1), 108-123 View citations (71)
    See also Working Paper Cutting the costs of attrition: Results from the Indonesia Family Life Survey, Working Papers (2010) View citations (12) (2010)
12. Long-term impact of investments in early schooling — Empirical evidence from rural Ethiopia
    Journal of Development Economics, 2012, 99, (2), 292-299 View citations (7)
13. Symposium Honoring T. Paul Schultz: A Pioneer in Economic Demography and Development
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2012, 61, (1), 1 - 6
14. The Effects of Childhood Health on Adult Health and SES in China
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2012, 61, (1), 127 - 156 View citations (31)
    See also Working Paper The Effects of Childhood Health on Adult Health and SES in China, IZA Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (6) (2010)

2008

15. Editor's Note
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2008, 56, (2), 297-298

2006

16. In Memoriam: Jean (Jenny) O. Lanjouw
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2006, 55, (1), 1

2005

17. Symposium on Poverty, Programs, and Demographic Outcomes: Editor's Note
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2005, 54, (1), 95-96

2004

18. Education in a crisis
    Journal of Development Economics, 2004, 74, (1), 53-85 View citations (145)

2002

19. Targeting of food aid in rural Ethiopia: chronic need or inertia?
    Journal of Development Economics, 2002, 68, (2), 247-288 View citations (91)
    See also Working Paper Targeting Of Food Aid in Rural Ethiopia: Chronic Need or Inertia?, Food Security International Development Papers (2000) View citations (4) (2000)

2001

20. Giving to the Poor? Targeting of Food Aid in Rural Ethiopia
    World Development, 2001, 29, (5), 887-910 View citations (58)

2000

21. Intrahousehold Allocations: a Review of Theories and Empirical Evidence
    Journal of African Economies, 2000, 9, (Supplement_1), 83-143 View citations (29)

1998

22. Health, Nutrition, and Economic Development
    Journal of Economic Literature, 1998, 36, (2), 766-817 View citations (741)
    See also Working Paper Health, Nutrition and Economic development, Working Papers (1995) View citations (16) (1995)

1997

23. Health and wages: Evidence on men and women in urban Brazil
    Journal of Econometrics, 1997, 77, (1), 159-185 View citations (293)
    See also Working Paper Health and Wages: Evidence on Men and Women in Urban Brazil, Working Papers (1997) View citations (270) (1997)

1996

24. Measurement and Mismeasurement of Social Indicators
    American Economic Review, 1996, 86, (2), 30-34 View citations (21)
    See also Working Paper Measurment and Mismeasurement of Social Indicators, Working Papers (1996) View citations (6) (1996)
25. Public policy and anthropometric outcomes in the Cote d'Ivoire
    Journal of Public Economics, 1996, 61, (2), 155-192 View citations (56)
    See also Working Paper Public Policy and Anthropometric Outcomes in the Cote d'Ivoire, Working Papers (1996) View citations (70) (1996)
26. Quality of health care, survival and health outcomes in Ghana
    Journal of Health Economics, 1996, 15, (3), 333-357 View citations (118)
    See also Working Paper Quality of Health Care, Survivial and Health Outcomes in Ghana, Working Papers (1996) View citations (52) (1996)

1993

27. Gender and Life-Cycle Differentials in the Patterns and Determinants of Adult Health
    Journal of Human Resources, 1993, 28, (4), 791-837 View citations (72)

1992

28. Prices, infrastructure, household characteristics and child height
    Journal of Development Economics, 1992, 39, (2), 301-331 View citations (73)
    See also Working Paper PRICES, INFRASTRUCTURE, HOUSEHOLD CHARASTERISTICS AND CHILD HEIGHT, Working Papers (1990) View citations (8) (1990)

1991

29. How Does Mother's Education Affect Child Height?
    Journal of Human Resources, 1991, 26, (2), 183-211 View citations (258)
30. Role of education and extension in the adoption of technology: A study of upland rice and soybean farmers in Central-West Brazil
    Agricultural Economics, 1991, 5, (4), 341-359 View citations (24)
    Also in Agricultural Economics, 1991, 5, (4), 341-359 (1991) View citations (9)

1990

31. Child survival, height for age and household characteristics in Brazil
    Journal of Development Economics, 1990, 33, (2), 197-234 View citations (116)
32. Households, Communities, and Preschool Children's Nutrition Outcomes: Evidence from Rural Cote d'Ivoire
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1990, 38, (2), 231-61 View citations (33)

1988

33. Indirect and Direct Taxation of Agriculture in Sudan: The Role of Government in Agriculture Surplus Extraction: Discussion
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1988, 70, (2), 440-441

1986

34. A Survey of Agricultural Household Models: Recent Findings and Policy Implications
    The World Bank Economic Review, 1986, 1, (1), 149-79 View citations (179)
35. Does Better Nutrition Raise Farm Productivity?
    Journal of Political Economy, 1986, 94, (2), 297-320 View citations (251)

1984

36. Consumer choice in the third world: Jeffrey James, (Macmillan, London, 1983) pp. x + 178, [UK pound]20.00
    Journal of Development Economics, 1984, 16, (3), 347-348
37. Joint determination of food consumption and production in rural Sierra Leone: Estimates of a household-firm model
    Journal of Development Economics, 1984, 14, (1), 77-103 View citations (51)
38. Marketed Surpluses of Agricultural Households in Sierra Leone
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1984, 66, (3), 321-331 View citations (22)

1982

39. Determinants of food consumption in rural Sierra Leone: Application of the quadratic expenditure system to the consumption-leisure component of a household-firm model
    Journal of Development Economics, 1982, 11, (3), 327-353 View citations (20)

1978

40. Occupational migration out of agriculture in Japan
    Journal of Development Economics, 1978, 5, (1), 55-71 View citations (12)

Edited books

2008

1. Handbook of Development Economics, vol 4
   Handbook of Development Economics, Elsevier View citations (214)

Chapters

2010

1. Private-Sector Industrialization in China: Evidence from Wenzhou
   Palgrave Macmillan
   See also Working Paper Private Sector Industrialization in China: Evidence from Wenzhou, eSocialSciences (2010) View citations (1) (2010)

2008

2. Health over the Life Course
   Elsevier View citations (116)

1995

3. Human resources: Empirical modeling of household and family decisions
   Chapter 34 in Handbook of Development Economics, 1995, vol. 3, Part 1, pp 1883-2023 View citations (457)

Editor

1. Economic Development and Cultural Change
   University of Chicago Press