Publications

Department Publications by Field

Health, Education, and Welfare

Lifetime Health Consequences of Child Labor in Brazil: Author(s): Chanyoung Lee, Peter Orazem; Research in Labor Economics, Forthcoming; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Factors Affecting Hospital Choice for Rural Iowa Residents: Author(s): Kanlaya Jintanakul, Daniel Otto; Review of Regional Studies, Forthcoming; [Abstract]
Identifying the Effects of Food Stamps on Child Health Outcomes When Participation is Endogenous and Misreported: Author(s): Brent Kreider, John V. Pepper, Craig Gundersen, Dean Jolliffe; ISU Economics Working Paper #09023, November 13, 2009; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Does Local School Control Raise Student Outcomes?: Evidence on the Roles of School Autonomy and Parental Participation: Author(s): Victoria Gunnarsson, Peter Orazem, Mario Sanchez, Aimee verdisco; Economic Development and Cultural Change, Vol. 58, No.1, pp. 25-52, October, 2009; [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Publisher's Link]
Bounding the Effects of Food Insecurity on Children's Health Outcomes: Author(s): Craig Gundersen, Brent Kreider; Journal of Health Economics, Vol. 28, No.5, pp. 971-983, September, 2009; [Abstract]
Health Insurance Coverage Estimates for Iowa: Author(s): Liesl Eathington; ECON Staff Report, August 1, 2009; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Partially Identifying Treatment Effects with an Application to Covering the Uninsured: Author(s): Brent Kreider, Steven C. Hill; Journal of Human Resources, Vol. 44, No.2, pp. 409-49, April, 2009; [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Publisher's Link]
Promotion with and without Learning: Effects on Student Enrollment and Dropout Behavior: Author(s): Elizabeth M King, Peter Orazem, Elizabeth M Paterno; ISU Economics Working Paper #08025, July 30, 2008; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Inferring Disability Status from Corrupt Data: Author(s): Brent Kreider, John V. Pepper; Journal of Applied Econometrics, Vol. 23, No.3, pp. 329-49, April, 2008; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Food Stamps and Food Insecurity: What Can Be Learned in the Presence of Non-classical Measurement Error?: Author(s): Craig Gundersen, Brent Kreider; Journal of Human Resources, Vol. 43, No.2, pp. 352-82, Spring, 2008; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Schooling in Developing Countries: The Roles of Supply, Demand and Government Policy: Author(s): Peter Orazem, Elizabeth M King; Handbook of Development Economics, Volume 4, Amsterdam: North Holland, pp. 3475-3559, 2008; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
UNSAFE SEX, AIDS, and DEVELOPMENT: Author(s): Joydeep Bhattacharya, Helle Bunzel, Xue Qiao; ISU Economics Working Paper #07016, July 9, 2007; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Preliminary Investigations of Hospital Geography and Patient Choice in Iowa: Author(s): Mark D. Imerman, Liesl Eathington, Kanlaya Jintanakul, Daniel Otto; ISU Economics Working Paper #06023, May 22, 2006; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Over-Nutrition and Changing Health Status in High Income Countries - Revised 02/28/08: Author(s): Wallace Huffman, Sonya K. Huffman, Kyrre Rickertsen, Abebayehu Tegene; ISU Economics Working Paper #06021, May 1, 2006 (Revised 02/28/08); [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Partially Identifying the Prevalence of Health Insurance Given Contaminated Sampling Response Error: Author(s): Brent Kreider; ISU Economics Working Paper #06017, April 15, 2006; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Constraints on the use of animal source foods for young children in Ghana: Author(s): E Colecraft, G. Marquis, R. Aryeetey, O. Sakyi-Dawson, A. Lartey, B. Ahunu, E. Canacoo, L.M. Butler, M.B. Reddy, Helen H. Jensen, E Huff-Lonergan; Ecology of Food and Nutrition, Vol. 45, No.5, pp. 351-377, 2006; [Abstract]
Linkages among Welfare, Food Assistance Programs and Labor Supply: Evidence from the Survey of Program Dynamics: Author(s): Sonya K. Huffman, Helen H. Jensen; Applied Economics, Vol. 37, No.10, pp. 1099-1113, June, 2005; [Abstract]
Cigarettes and Addiction Information: Simulating the Demand Effects of the Tobacco Industry's 'Conspiracy of Silence': Author(s): Aju J Fenn, John R. Schroeter; Applied Economics, Vol. 36, No.19, pp. 2151-2160, October, 2004; [Abstract]
Does Local School Control Raise Student Outcomes?: Theory and Evidence on the Roles of School Autonomy and Community Participation: Author(s): Louise Victoria Gunnarsson, Peter Orazem, Mario Sanchez, Aimee Verdisco; ISU Economics Working Paper #04005, March 2004 (Revised December 2006); [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Preliminary Market and Cost Analysis of a Five-station Hemodialysis Facility in Marengo, Iowa: Author(s): Mark D. Imerman, Daniel Otto; -, February 25, 2004; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Rural/Urban Welfare Program and Labor Force Participation: Author(s): Maureen Kilkenny, Sonya Kostova Huffman; American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 85, No.4, pp. 914-927, November, 2003; [Abstract] [Publisher's Link]
Design, Evaluation, and Sustainability of Private Schools for the Poor: The Pakistan Urban and Rural Fellowship School Experiments: Author(s): Harold Alderman, Jooseop Kim, Peter F. Orazem; Economics of Education Review, Vol. 22, pp. 265-274, June, 2003; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
A Preliminary Investigation of School District Expenditures with Respect to School District Size in Iowa: Author(s): Mark D. Imerman, Daniel Otto; Ames, IA, ISU Economics Department Publication, January 24, 2003; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Welfare Dependence and Recidivism in an Era of Welfare Reform: Author(s): Shao-Hsun Keng, Steven Garasky, Helen H. Jensen; Applied Economics, Vol. 34, No.18, pp. 2311-2323, December 20, 2002; [Abstract]
Prices and Health: Identifying the Effects of Nutrition, Exercise, and Medication Choices on Blood Pressure: Author(s): S. Chen, J. Shogren, Peter Orazem, T. Crocker; American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 84, pp. 990-1002, November, 2002; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
International Charity: For the Poor?: Author(s): M. Kilkenny, M. Calmette; Economic Inquiry, Vol. 40, No.3, pp. 497-507, July, 2002; [Abstract]
Labor Market Implications of Rising Costs of Employer-Provided Health Insurance: Author(s): Rebecca Meyer, Peter Orazem, William A. Wachenheim; ISU Economics Working Paper #02004, April 2002; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Cigarettes and Addiction Information: New Evidence in Support of the Rational Addiction Model: Author(s): Aju Fenn, Frances Antonovitz, John Schroeter; Economics Letters, Vol. 72, No.1, pp. 39-45, July, 2001; [Abstract]
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, No.2, pp. 304-326, Spring, 2001; [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Publisher's Link]
Optimal Antibiotic Usage with Resistance and Endogenous Technological Change: Author(s): Silvia Secchi, Bruce A. Babcock; CARD Working Paper #01-WP 269, February 2001; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Re-evaluation of Welfare Changes During the Transition in Poland: Author(s): Sonya Kostova Huffman, Stanley R. Johnson; CARD Working Paper #00-WP 255, November 2000; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Welfare and Food Assistance at the State and Substate level: A Framework for Evaluating Economic and Programmatic Changes: Author(s): Maureen Kilkenny, Helen H. Jensen, Steven Garasky, Jennifer Olmstead; American Journal of Agricultural Economics, August, 2000; [Abstract] [Publisher's Link]
Evaluating Education Reforms: Four Cases in Developing Countries: Author(s): Elizabeth M. King, Peter F. Orazem; World Bank Economic Review, Vol. 13, pp. 409-414, September, 1999; [Abstract] [Publisher's Link]
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; [Abstract] [Publisher's Link]
Can Private School Subsidies Increase Schooling for the Poor? The Quetta Urban Fellowship Program: Author(s): Jooseop Kim, Harold Alderman, Peter F. Orazem; World Bank Economic Review, Vol. 13, pp. 443-466, September, 1999; [Abstract] [Publisher's Link]
Trade Integration, Environmental Degradation, and Public Health in Chile: Assessing the Linkages: Author(s): John Beghin, Brad Bowland, Sebastian Dessus, David Roland-Holst, Dominique van der Mensbrugghe; CARD Working Paper #NDN0007, February 1999; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Robust Estimates of Value of a Statistical Life for Developing Economies. An Application to Pollution and Mortality in Santiago: Author(s): Brad J. Bowland, John C. Beghin; ISU Economics Working Paper #NDN0012, August 1, 1998; [Abstract] [Download PDF]