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David Ezra Sahn

Professor of Economics

Primary Research Areas

  • applied economics

Graduate Fields

Research Focus

The economics of health, nutrition, and education in developing countries; poverty and inequality; the evaluation of government policy and programs.

Educational Background

  • Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1984
  • Master of Public Health, University of Michigan, 1976
  • Bachelor of General Studies, University of Michigan,  1975

Research Grants

  • STRATEGIES AND ANALYSES FOR GROWTH AND ACCESS (SAGA)
  • IMPACT EVALUATION SERVICES

Selected Publications

PubMed Listings
  • "Estimating the Consequences of Unintended Fertility for Child Health and Education in Romania: An Analysis Using Twins Data," Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics Forthcoming (co-authors: Peter J. Glick and Alessandra Marini).
  • "Explaining Stunting in Nineteenth Century France," 2006. Prepared for the Third International Conference on Economics and Human Biology Conference, Strasbourg, France, June 22-24, 2006 (co-author: Gilles Postel-Vinay).
  • "Changes in HIV/AIDS Knowledge And Testing Behavior In Africa: How Much and for Whom?" Journal of Population Economics Forthcoming (co-author: Peter Glick).
  • "The Joint Demand for Health Care, Leisure, and Commodities: Implications for Health Care Finance and Access in Vietnam," Journal of Development Studies Forthcoming (co-authors: Chad D. Meyerhoefer and Stephen D. Younger).
  • "Changes in Inequality and Poverty in Latin America: Looking Beyond Income," Journal of Applied Economics IX(2):215-234, November, 2006 (co-author: Stephen D. Younger).
  • "Robust Multidimensional Poverty Comparisons," Economic Journal 116(514):943-968, 2006 (co-authors: Jean-Yves Duclos and Stephen Younger).
  • "The Demand for Primary Schooling in Madagascar: Price, Quality, and the Choice between Public and Private Providers," Journal of Development Economics 79(1):118-145, 2006 (co-author: Peter Glick).
  • "Consistent Estimation of Panel Censored Demand Systems," American Journal of Agricultural Economics 87(3):660-672, 2005. (co-authors: Chad Meyerhoefer and Christine R. Ranney).
  • "Improvements in Children’s Health: Does Inequality Matter?" Journal of Economic Inequality 3(2):125-143, 2005 (co-author: Stephen D. Younger).
  • "Intertemporal Female Labor Force Behavior in a Developing Country: What Can We Learn from a Limited Panel?" Labour Economics 12(1):23-45, 2005 (co-author: Peter Glick).
  • "Socioeconomic Determinants of Children’s Health in Russia: A Longitudinal Study" Economic Development and Cultural Change 53(2):479-500, 2005 (co-author: Leonid Federov).
  • "Child Allowances and Allocative Decisions in Romania Households," Applied Economics 36(14), 2004 (co-author: Ari Gerstle).
  • "Exploring Alternative Measures of Welfare in the Absence of Expenditure Data," Review of Income and Wealth 49(4):463-489, 2003 (co-author: David C. Stifel).
  • "Decomposing World Health Inequality," Journal of Health Economics 22(2):271-293, 2003 (co-authors: Menno Pradhan and Stephen Younger).
  • "The Demand for Health Care Services in Rural Tanzania," Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics 65(2):241-260, 2003 (co-authors: Stephen D. Younger and Garance Genicot).