Orazem, Peter F.

Orazem, Peter F.

University Professor

  • Economic Growth & Development
  • Human Resources
  • Regional, Urban & Rural Economics

Academic Background

  • PhD: Yale University - 1983
  • M.Phil.: Yale University - 1980
  • BA: University of Kansas - 1977

Awards and Honors

  • Core Team: World Bank’s World Development Report 2007
  • Koch Visiting Professor of Business Economics, University of Kansas School of Business, 2004-5
  • Phi Beta Kappa

Other Affiliations

Selected Publications

Child Labor and School Achievement in Latin America
Author(s):   Victoria Gunnarsson, Peter Orazem, Mario A. Sanchez
World Bank Economic Review , Vol. 20, 1, pp. 31-54, January, 2006
(Originally published as Econ Working Paper #03023)
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Cyclicality and the Labor Market for Economists
Author(s):   Craig A. Gallet, John A. List, Peter Orazem
Southern Economic Journal , Vol. 72, 2, pp. 284-304, October, 2005
(Originally published as Econ Working Paper #04017)
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School Quality, School Cost, and the Public/Private School Choices of Low-Income Households in Pakistan
Author(s):   Harold Alderman, Peter F. Orazem, Elizabeth M. Paterno
Journal of Human Resources , Vol. 36, 2, pp. 304-326, Spring, 2001
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Central Mandates and Local Incentives: The Colombia Education Voucher Program
Author(s):   Elizabeth M. King, Peter F. Orazem, Darin Wohlgemuth
World Bank Economic Review , Vol. 13, pp. 467-492, September, 1999
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