Anne Case

Alexander Stewart 1886 Professor of Economics and Public Affairs
Director, Research Program in Development Studies

Papers & Publications

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Date Author(s) Paper Publication Information
2009 A. Case and C. Paxson Early Life Health and Cognitive Function in Old Age American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings 2009, v. 99, issue 2, pp. 104-109
05/09 A. Case and C. Paxson The impact of the AIDS pandemic on health services in Africa: Evidence from demographic health surveys NBER Working Paper: 15000
05/09 A. Case and A. Menendez Requiescat in Pace? The Consequences of High Priced Funerals in South Africa NBER Working Paper: 14998
02/09 Ardington, Case, Islam, et al. The impact of AIDS on intergenerational support in South Africa: Evidence from the Cape Area Panel Study Forthcoming, Research on Aging
11/08 A. Case, Anu Garib, Alicia Menendez, and Analia Olgiati Paying the Piper: The High Cost of Funerals in South Africa NBER Working Paper: 14456
05/08 A. Case, C. Paxson, and M. Islam Making Sense of the Labor Market Height Premium: Evidence from the British Household Panel Survey Economic Letters 102 (2009), pp. 174-176
05/08 A. Case, D. Lee, and C. Paxson The Income Gradient in Children's Health: A Comment on Currie, Shields and Wheatley Price Journal of Health Economics, Vol. 27, iss. 3, pp. 801-807
02/08 A. Case and
C. Paxson
Height, Health and Cognitive Function at Older Ages American Economic Review Papers and Proceedings,  May 2008, v. 98, iss. 2
01/08 C. Ardington,
A. Case and
V. Hosegood
Labor supply responses to large social transfers: Longitudinal evidence from South Africa American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, January 2009, v. 1, iss. 1, pp. 22-48 
10/07 A. Case and
A. Menendez
Sex Differences In Obesity Rates In Poor Countries: Evidence From South Africa October 2007, NBER Working Paper: 13541  
10/07 C. Ardington,
A. Case and
V. Hosegood
Labor supply responses to large social transfers: Longitudinal evidence from South Africa September 2007, NBER Working Paper: 13442  
08/07 A. Case and A. Menendez Does Money Empower the Elderly? Evidence from the Agincourt Demographic Surveillance Area Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, vol. 35, iss. 3, pp. 157-164
10/06 A. Case and C. Paxson Children's Health and Social Mobility The Future of Children, Vol. 16, No. 2, Opportunity in American (October 2006) pp. 151-173
8/06 A. Case and
C. Paxson
Stature and Status: Height, Ability, and Labor Market Outcomes Journal of Political Economy 116(3), June 2008
5/06 A. Case,
C. Paxson, and
T. Vogl
Socioeconomic Status and Health in Childhood: A Comment on Chen, Martin and Matthews Social Science & Medicine, 2007, v. 64, issue 4, pp. 757-61
1/06 A. Case and
A. Deaton
Health and Wellbeing in Udaipur and South Africa Forthcoming, Developments in the Economics of Aging, David Wise, editor, University of Chicago Press, 2006
4/05 A. Case, A. Menendez, and C. Ardington Health Seeking Behavior in Northern KwaZulu-Natal  
12/04 A. Case, V. Hosegood, and F. Lund The Reach and Impact of Child Support Grants: Evidence from KwaZulu-Natal Development Southern Africa, October 2005,
v. 22, iss. 4, 467-482
02/06 A. Case and C. Ardington The Impact of Parental Death on School Outcomes: Longitudinal Evidence from South Africa Demography, August 2006, v. 43, iss. 3, 401-420
12/04;
4/05
A. Case and A. Deaton Health and Wealth Among the Poor: India and South Africa Compared American Economic Review Papers and Proceedings, May 2005, v. 95, iss. 2
7/04;
6/01
A. Case The Primacy of Education Chapter 18 in Understanding Poverty, 2005, Oxford University Press
6/04;
6/03
A. Case and A. Deaton Broken Down by Work and Sex: How Our Health Declines Chapter 6 in Analyses in the Economics of Aging, 2005, University of Chicago Press, pp. 185-205
4/04 A. Case and C. Paxson Sex Differences in Morbidity & Mortality Demography, May 2005, v. 42(2), pp. 189-214
4/04 A. Case, A. Fertig, and C. Paxson The Lasting Impact of Childhood Health and Circumstance Journal of Health Economics, 2005, v. 24, pp. 365-389
3/04;
7/02
A. Case, C. Paxson, and J. Ableidinger Orphans in Africa: Parental Death, Poverty, and School Enrollment Demography, August 2004, v. 41, iss. 3, pp. 483-508
1/04 A. Case, I. LeRoux, and A. Menendez Medical Compliance and Income-Health Gradients American Economic Review Papers and Proceedings, May 2004, v. 94, iss. 2, pp. 331-335
12/03;
10/03
A. Case, V. Hosegood, and F. Lund The Reach of the South Africa Child Support Grant: Evidence from KwaZulu-Natal  
2/03;
12/00
A. Case, I-Fen Lin, and S. McLanahan Explaining Trends in Child Support: Economic, Demographic, and Policy Effects Demography, February 2003, v. 40, iss. 1, pp. 171-189
7/02 T. Besley and A. Case Political Institutions and Policy Choices: Evidence from the United States Journal of Economic Literature, March 2003, v. 41, iss. 1, pp. 7-73
7/02;
5/02
A. Case and A. Deaton Consumption, Health, Gender, and Poverty 2003, World Bank Working Paper: 3020
4/02 A. Case and C. Paxson Parental Behavior and Child Health Health Affairs, March/April 2002, v. 21, iss. 2, pp. 164-178
2/02;
6/01
A. Case, D. Lubotsky, and C. Paxson Economic Status and Health in Childhood: The Origins of the Gradient American Economic Review, December 2002, v. 92, iss. 5, pp. 1308-1334
2/02;
5/01
A. Case and C. Paxson Mothers and Others: Who Invests in Children's Health? Journal of Health Economics, May 2001, v. 20, iss. 3, pp. 301-328
2001 K. Anderson, A. Case, and D. Lam Causes and Consequences of Schooling Outcomes in South Africa: Evidence from Survey Data Social Dynamics, 2001, v. 27, iss. 1, pp. 37-59
7/01;
8/00
A. Case, I-Fen Lin, and S. McLanahan Educational Attainment of Siblings in Stepfamilies Evolution and Human Behavior, July 2001, v. 22, iss. 4, pp. 269-289
8/01;
5/01
A. Case Does Money Protect Health Status? Evidence from South African Pensions October 2001, NBER Working Paper: 8495; forthcoming, Perspectives on the Economics of Aging, David Wise (editor), University of Chicago Press, 2004.
5/01 A. Case Health, Income, and Economic Development Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics, 2001/2002, The World Bank, pp. 221-241
3/01 A. Case Election Goals and Income Redistribution: Recent Evidence from Albania European Economic Review, March 2001, v. 45, iss. 3, pp. 405-423
12/00 A. Case and F. Wilson Health and Wellbeing in South Africa: Evidence from the Langeberg Survey  
11/00 T. Besley and A. Case Unnatural Experiments? Estimating the Incidence of Endogenous Policies Economic Journal, November 2000, v. 110, iss. 467, pp. F672-F694
1/00;
12/98
A. Case, I-Fen Lin, and S. McLanahan How Hungry is the Selfish Gene? Economic Journal, October 2000, v. 110, iss. 466, pp. 781-804
11/99 A. Case and M. Yogo Does School Quality Matter? Returns to Education and the Characteristics of Schools in South Africa
October 1999, NBER Working Paper: 7399
8/99 A. Case and A. Deaton
School Inputs and Educational Outcomes in South Africa
Quarterly Journal of Economics, August 1999, v. 114, iss. 3, pp. 1047-1084
5/99 A. Case,
I-Fen Lin,
and S. McLanahan
Household Resource Allocation in Stepfamilies: Darwin Reflects the Plight of Cinderella American Economic Review Papers and Proceedings, May 1999, v. 89, iss. 2, pp. 234-238
1998 A. Case The Effects of Stronger Child Support Enforcement of Non-marital Fertility Fathers Under Fire: The Revolution in Child Support Enforcement, Irwin Garfinkel, Sara McLanahan, Daniel Meyer and Judith Seltzer (eds.), Russell Sage Foundation, 1998, pp. 191-215
11/98 A. Case Income Distribution and Expenditure Patterns in South Africa  
9/98 A. Case and A. Deaton
Large Cash Transfers to the Elderly in South Africa
Economic Journal, September 1998, v. 108, iss. 450, pp. 1330-1361
1995 T. Besley and A. Case Does Electoral Accountability Affect Economic Policy Choices? Evidence from Gubernatorial Term Limits Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1995, v. 110, iss. 3, pp. 769-798
1995 T. Besley and A. Case Incumbent Behavior: Vote Seeking, Tax Setting and Yardstick Competition American Economic Review, 1995, v. 85, iss. 1, pp. 25-45
1995 A. Case Symposium on Consumption Smoothing in Developing Countries The Journal of Economic Perspectives, Summer 1995, v. 9, iss. 3, pp. 81-82
1994 K. Butcher and A. Case

The Effect of Sibling Sex Composition on Women's Education and Earnings

Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1994, v. 109, iss. 3, pp. 531-563
5/94
T. Besley and A. Case Diffusion as a Learning Process: Evidence From HYV Cotton
WWS, RPDS Discussion Paper No. 174
4/94 A. Case Taxes and the Electoral Cycle: How Sensitive Are Governors to Coming Elections Business Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, March/April 1994, pp. 17-26
5/93 T. Besley and A. Case Modeling Technology Adoption in Developing Countries American Economic Review, Papers and Proceedings, May 1993, v. 83, iss. 2, pp. 396-402
1993 A. Case, J.R. Hines, Jr. and H.S. Rosen Budget Spillovers and Fiscal Policy Interdependence: Evidence from the States Journal of Public Economics, 1993, v. 52, iss. 3, pp. 285-307
1993 A. Case Interstate Tax Competition After TRA 86 Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1993, v. 12, iss. 1, pp 136-148
1992 A. Case Neighborhood Influence and Technological Change Regional Science and Urban Economics, 1992, v. 22, iss. 3, pp. 491-508
7/91 A. Case Spatial Patterns in Household Demand Econometrica, July 1991, v. 59, iss. 4, pp. 953-965
5/91 A. Case and L. Katz The Company You Keep: The Effects of Family and Neighborhood on Disadvantaged Youths May 1991, NBER Working Paper: 3705
1987 A. Case and A. Deaton Analysis of Household Expenditures 1987, Living Standards Measurement Study Working Paper No. 28, Washington, D.C.: The World Bank
1984 A. Case and L. Squire A Comparison of General and Partial Equilibrium Modeling Approaches 1984, Country Policy Department Discussion Paper, Washington, D.C.: The World Bank
1982 A. Case and L. Squire The Relative Merits of Alternative Approaches to Applied Welfare Economics 1982, Washington, D.C.: The World Bank