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Stefan Dercon

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Working papers

  1. Dercon, Stefan & Hoddinott, John & Krishnan, Pramila & Woldehannnam, Tassew, 2008. "Collective action and vulnerability: Burial societies in rural Ethiopia," CAPRi Working Papers 83, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). [Downloadable!]

  2. Stefan Dercon & Luc Christiaensen, 2008. "Consumption risk, technology adoption and poverty traps: evidence from Ethiopia," WEF Working Papers 0035, ESRC World Economy and Finance Research Programme, Birkbeck, University of London. [Downloadable!]

  3. Dercon, Stefan & De Weerdt, Joachim & Beegle, Kathleen, 2007. "The long-run impact of orphanhood," Policy Research Working Paper Series 4353, The World Bank. [Downloadable!]

  4. Gautam, Madhur & Dercon, Stefan & Ali, Daniel Ayalew, 2007. "Property rights in a very poor country : tenure insecurity and investment in Ethiopia," Policy Research Working Paper Series 4363, The World Bank. [Downloadable!]

  5. Katleen Van den Broeck & Stefan Dercon, 2007. "Social Interactions in Growing Bananas: Evidence from a Tanzanian Village," Discussion Papers 07-08, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]

  6. Christiaensen, Luc & Dercon, Stefan, 2007. "Consumption risk, technology adoption, and poverty traps : evidence from Ethiopia," Policy Research Working Paper Series 4257, The World Bank. [Downloadable!]

  7. Beegle, Kathleen & De Weerdt, Joachim & Dercon, Stefan, 2006. "Adult mortality and consumption growth in the age of HIV/AIDS," Policy Research Working Paper Series 4082, The World Bank. [Downloadable!]
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  8. Cesar Calvo & Stefan Dercon, 2005. "Measuring Individual Vulnerability," Economics Series Working Papers 229, University of Oxford, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]

  9. Dercon, Stefan & Hoddinott, John, 2005. "Livelihoods, growth, and links to market towns in 15 Ethiopian villages," FCND discussion papers 194, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). [Downloadable!]

  10. Paul Collier & Stefan Dercon & John Mackinnon, 2004. "Density versus Quality in Health Care Provision: Using Household Data to Make Budgetary Choices in Ethiopia," Development and Comp Systems 0409052, EconWPA. [Downloadable!]
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  11. Arne Bigsten & Paul Collier & Stefan Dercon & Marcel Fachamps & Bernard Gauthier & Jan Willem Gunning & Abena Oduro & Remco Oostendorp & Catherine Pattillo & Mans Soderbom & Francis Teal & Albert Zeuf, 2004. "Do African manufacturing firms learn from exporting?," Development and Comp Systems 0409071, EconWPA. [Downloadable!]
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  12. Stefan Dercon & Tessa Bold & Joachim De Weerdt & Alula Pankhurst, 2004. "Extending Insurance?: Funeral Associations in Ethiopia and Tanzania," OECD Development Centre Working Papers 240, OECD Development Centre. [Downloadable!]

  13. Das, J. & Dercon, S. & Habyarimana, J. & Krishnan, P., 2004. "Teacher Shocks and Student Learning: Evidence from Zambia," Cambridge Working Papers in Economics 0514, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge. [Downloadable!]
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  14. Stefan Dercon & Joachim de Weerdt, 2004. "Risk-Sharing Networks And Insurance Against Illness," Development and Comp Systems 0409019, EconWPA. [Downloadable!]
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  15. Das, J. & Dercon, S. & Habyarimana, J. & Krishnan, P., 2004. "‘When Can School Inputs Improve Test Scores?’," Cambridge Working Papers in Economics 0437, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge. [Downloadable!]
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  16. Stefan Dercon & Pramila Krishnan, 2004. "Food Aid and Informal Insurance," Development and Comp Systems 0409026, EconWPA. [Downloadable!]

  17. Stefan Dercon, 2004. "Growth and Shocks: evidence from rural Ethiopia," Development and Comp Systems 0409036, EconWPA. [Downloadable!]
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  18. Bart Capéau & Stefan Dercon, 2004. "Prices, unit values and local measurement units in rural surveys: an econometric approach with an application to poverty measurement in Ethiopia," Public Economics Working Paper Series puvlmurs, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Centrum voor Economische Studiën, Working Group Public Economics. [Downloadable!]
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  19. Arne Bigsten & Paul Collier & Stefan Dercon & Marcel Fafchamps & Jan Willem Gunning & Abena Oduro & Remco Oostendorp & Cathy Pattillo & Mans Söderbom & Francis Teal & Albert Zeufack, 2003. "Risk Sharing in Labour Markets," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 03-077/2, Tinbergen Institute. [Downloadable!]
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    • Arne Bigsten & Paul Collier & Stefan Dercon & Marcel Fafchamps & Bernard Gauthier & Jan Willem Gunning & Abena Oduro & Remco Oostendorp & Cathy Pattillo & Mans S–derbom & Francis Teal & Albert Zeufa, 2003. "Risk Sharing in Labor Markets," World Bank Economic Review, Oxford University Press, vol. 17(3), pages 349-366, December.

  20. Dercon, Stefan & Pramila Krishnan, 2002. "Informal insurance, public transfers and consumption smoothing," Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2002 60, Royal Economic Society. [Downloadable!]

  21. Stefan Dercon, 2001. "Poverty Orderings when Welfare Comparisons are Uncertain," Economics Series Working Papers 079, University of Oxford, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]

  22. Bigsten, A. & Collier, P. & Dercon, S. & Fafchamps, M. & Gauthier, B. & Gunning, J.W. & Soderbom, M. & Oduro, A. & Oostendorp, R. & Patillo, C. & Teal, F. & Zeufack, A., 2000. "Credit Constraints in Manufacturing Enterprises in Africa," Working Papers Series 2000-24, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford.
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  23. Erik Buyst & Stefan Dercon & Bjorn Van Campenhout, 2000. "Road expansion and market integration in the Austrian low countries during the second half of the 18th century," Center for Economic Studies - Discussion papers ces0010, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Centrum voor Economische Studiën. [Downloadable!]

  24. Bigsten, A. & Collier, P. & Dercon, S., 2000. "Exports and Firm-Level Efficiency in African Manufacturing," Papers 2000-04, Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales de Montreal-.
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  25. David Bigman & Stefan Dercon & Dominique Guillaume & Michel Lambotte, 1999. "Community Targeting for Poverty Reduction in Burkina Faso," Center for Economic Studies - Discussion papers ces9910, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Centrum voor Economische Studiën. [Downloadable!]

  26. Bigsten, A. & Collier, P. & Fafchamps, M. & Dercon, S. & Gauthier, B. & Gunning, J.W. & Oduro, A. & OOstendorp, R. & Patillo, C. & Sederbom, M. & Teal, F. & Zeufack, A., 1999. "Contract Flexibility and Dispute Resolution in African Manufacturing," Working Papers Series 99-20, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford.

  27. Stefan Dercon & Bjorn Van Campenhout, 1999. "Dynamic Price Adjustment in Spatially Separated Food Markets with Transaction Costs," Center for Economic Studies - Discussion papers ces9909, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Centrum voor Economische Studiën. [Downloadable!]

  28. Krishnan, P. & Selassie, T.G. & Dercon, S., 1998. "The Urban Labour Market During Structural Adjustment: Ethiopia 1990-1997," Working Papers Series 98-9, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford.

  29. Bigsten, A. & Collier, P. & dercon, S. & Fafchamps, M. & Gauthier, B. & Gunning, J.W. & Isaksson, A. & Oduro, A. & Oostendorp, R. & Pattillo, C. & Soderbom, M. & Teal, F. & Zeufack, A., 1998. "Rates of Return on Physical and Human Capital in Africa's manufacturing Sector," Working Papers Series 98-12, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford.
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  30. Bigsten, A. & Collier, P. & Dercon, S. & Fafchamps, M. & Gauthier, B. & Gunning, J.W. & Oduro, A. & Oostendorp, R. & pattillo, C. & Sederbom, M. & teal, F. & Zeufack, A., 1998. "Contract Flexibility and Conflict Resolution: Evidence from African Manufacturing," Working Papers Series 98-21, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford.

  31. Stefan Dercon & Pramila Krishnan, 1998. "Changes in Poverty in Rural Ethiopia 1989-1995: Measurement, Robustness Tests and Decomposition," Center for Economic Studies - Discussion papers ces9819, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Centrum voor Economische Studiën. [Downloadable!]

  32. Bigsten, A. & Collier, P. & Dercon, S. & Gauthier, B. & Gunning, J.W. & Isaksson, A. & Oduro, A. & Oostendorp, R. & Pattillo, C. & Soderbom, M. & Sylvain, M. & Teal, F. & Zeufack, A., 1997. "Investment in Africa's Manufacturing Sector: a Four Country Panel Data Analysis," Working Papers Series 97-11, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford.
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  33. Azam. Jean-Paul & Bevan, David & Collier, Paul & Dercon, Stefan & Gunning, Jan & Pradhan, Sanjay, 1995. "Some economic consequences of the transition from civil war to peace," Policy Research Working Paper Series 1392, The World Bank. [Downloadable!]

  34. Dercon, S. & Ayalew, L., 1995. "Smuggling and Supply Response: Coffee in Ethiopia," Working Papers Series 95-5, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford.
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  35. Dercon, S., 1994. "Food Markets, Liberalization and Peace in Ethiopia: An Econometric Analysis," Working Papers Series 94.16, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford.

  36. Dercon, S., 1993. "Risk, Crop Choice and Savings: Evidence from Tanzania," Working Papers Series 93.2, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford.
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  37. Stefan Dercon (QEH), . "Globalization and Marginalization in Africa: Poverty, Risk and Vulnerability in rural Ethiopia," QEH Working Papers qehwps147, Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford. [Downloadable!]

  38. Stefan Dercon (QEH), . "Risk, Growth and Poverty: what do we know, what do we need to know?," QEH Working Papers qehwps148, Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford. [Downloadable!]

  39. Stefan Dercon (QEH), Joachim De Weerdt, Tessa Bold, Alula Pankhurst, . "Membership Based Indigenous Insurance Associationsin Ethiopia and Tanzania," QEH Working Papers qehwps126, Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford. [Downloadable!]

  40. Stefan Dercon (QEH), Tessa Bold, Cesar Calvo, . "Insurance for the Poor?," QEH Working Papers qehwps125, Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford. [Downloadable!]

  41. Stefan Dercon (QEH), . "Vulnerability: a micro perspective," QEH Working Papers qehwps149, Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford. [Downloadable!]

Articles

  1. Kathleen Beegle & Joachim De Weerdt & Stefan Dercon, 2008. "Adult Mortality and Consumption Growth in the Age of HIV/AIDS," Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press, vol. 56, pages 299-326. [Downloadable!]
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  2. De Weerdt, Joachim & Dercon, Stefan, 2006. "Risk-sharing networks and insurance against illness," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 81(2), pages 337-356, December. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  3. Paul Collier & Stefan Dercon, 2006. "Review Article: The Complementarities of Poverty Reduction, Equity, and Growth: A Perspective on the World Development Report 2006," Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press, vol. 55, pages 223-236. [Downloadable!]

  4. Dercon, Stefan, 2006. "Economic reform, growth and the poor: Evidence from rural Ethiopia," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 81(1), pages 1-24, October. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  5. Collier, Paul & Dercon, Stefan, 2006. "Review Article: The Complementarities of Poverty Reduction, Equity, and Growth: A Perspective on the World Development Report 2006," Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press, vol. 55(1), pages 223-36, October.

  6. Bart Capéau & Stefan Dercon, 2006. "Prices, Unit Values and Local Measurement Units in Rural Surveys: an Econometric Approach with an Application to Poverty Measurement in Ethiopia," Journal of African Economies, Oxford University Press, vol. 15(2), pages 181-211, June.
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  7. Dercon, Stefan & De Weerdt, Joachim & Bold, Tessa & Pankhurst, Alula, 2006. "Group-based funeral insurance in Ethiopia and Tanzania," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 34(4), pages 685-703, April. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  8. Kathleen Beegle & Joachim De Weerdt & Stefan Dercon, 2006. "Orphanhood and the Long-Run Impact on Children," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, American Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 88(5), pages 1266-1272, December. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  9. Stefan Dercon & John Hoddinott & Tassew Woldehanna, 2005. "Shocks and Consumption in 15 Ethiopian Villages, 1999--2004," Journal of African Economies, Oxford University Press, vol. 14(4), pages 559-585, December.

  10. Arne Bigsten & Paul Collier & Stefan Dercon & Marcel Fafchamps & Bernard Gauthier & Jan Willem Gunning & Remco Oostendorp & Catherine Pattillo & Måns Söderbom & Francis Teal, 2005. "Adjustment Costs and Irreversibility as Determinants of Investment: Evidence from African Manufacturing," Contributions to Economic Analysis & Policy, Berkeley Electronic Press, vol. 4(1), pages 1228-1228. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  11. Stefan Dercon, 2005. "Risk, Poverty and Vulnerability in Africa," Journal of African Economies, Oxford University Press, vol. 14(4), pages 483-488, December.

  12. Arne Bigsten & Paul Collier & Stefan Dercon & Marcel Fafchamps & Bernard Gauthier & Jan Willem Gunning & Abena Oduro & Remco Oostendorp & Catherine Pattillo & Måns Söderbom & Francis Teal & Alb, 2004. "Do African Manufacturing Firms Learn from Exporting?," The Journal of Development Studies, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 40(3), pages 115-141, February. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  13. Dercon, Stefan, 2004. "Growth and shocks: evidence from rural Ethiopia," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 74(2), pages 309-329, August. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  14. Arne Bigsten & Paul Collier & Stefan Dercon & Marcel Fafchamps & Bernard Gauthier & Jan Willem Gunning & Abena Oduro & Remco Oostendorp & Cathy Pattillo & Mans S–derbom & Francis Teal & Albert Zeufa, 2003. "Risk Sharing in Labor Markets," World Bank Economic Review, Oxford University Press, vol. 17(3), pages 349-366, December.
    Other versions:

  15. Arne Bigsten & Paul Collier & Stefan Dercon & Marcel Fafchamps & Bernard Gauthier & Jan Willem Gunning & Abena Oduro & Remco Oostendorp & Cathy Patillo & Måns S–derbom & Francis Teal & Albert , 2003. "Credit Constraints in Manufacturing Enterprises in Africa," Journal of African Economies, Oxford University Press, vol. 12(1), pages 104-125, March.
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  16. Stefan Dercon & Pramila Krishnan, 2003. "Risk Sharing and Public Transfers," Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 113(486), pages C86-C94, March. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  17. Paul Collier & Stefan Dercon & John Mackinnon, 2002. "Density versus Quality in Health Care Provision: Using Household Data to Make Budgetary Choices in Ethiopia," World Bank Economic Review, Oxford University Press, vol. 16(3), pages 425-448, December.
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  18. Stefan Dercon, 2002. "Income Risk, Coping Strategies, and Safety Nets," World Bank Research Observer, Oxford University Press, vol. 17(2), pages 141-166, September.

  19. Stefan Dercon & Pramila Krishnan, 2000. "In Sickness and in Health: Risk Sharing within Households in Rural Ethiopia," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 108(4), pages 688-727, August. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  20. Dercon, Stefan, 1998. "Wealth, risk and activity choice: cattle in Western Tanzania," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 55(1), pages 1-42, February. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  21. Dercon, Stefan & Ayalew, Daniel, 1998. "Where have all the soldiers gone: Demobilization and reintegration in Ethiopia," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 26(9), pages 1661-1675, September. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  22. Dercon, Stefan, 1996. "Risk, Crop Choice, and Savings: Evidence from Tanzania," Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press, vol. 44(3), pages 485-513, April.
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  23. Dercon, Stefan & Ayalew, Lulseged, 1995. "Smuggling and supply response: Coffee in Ethiopia," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 23(10), pages 1795-1813, October. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  24. Dercon, Stefan, 1993. "Peasant Supply Response and Macroeconomic Policies: Cotton in Tanzania," Journal of African Economies, Oxford University Press, vol. 2(2), pages 157-94, October.

NEP Fields

31 papers by this author were announced in NEP, and specifically in the following field reports (number of papers):
  1. NEP-AFR: Africa (19) 2004-10-18 2004-10-18 2005-04-09 2005-08-13 2005-12-14 2006-03-25 2006-07-15 2007-01-13 2007-05-04 2007-05-12 2007-05-12 2007-06-30 2007-09-24 2007-09-30 2008-04-12 2008-04-21 2008-04-21 2008-06-21 2008-08-06 Author is listed
  2. NEP-AGR: Agricultural Economics (6) 2007-05-04 2007-06-30 2007-09-30 2008-04-12 2008-04-21 2008-06-21 Author is listed
  3. NEP-DEV: Development (21) 2003-10-20 2004-09-30 2004-09-30 2004-09-30 2004-10-18 2004-10-18 2005-08-13 2005-12-14 2006-03-18 2006-03-25 2006-07-15 2007-01-13 2007-05-04 2007-05-12 2007-05-12 2007-05-12 2007-06-30 2007-09-24 2007-09-30 2008-06-21 2008-08-06 Author is listed
  4. NEP-EDU: Education (5) 2004-09-30 2004-09-30 2004-10-18 2005-04-09 2005-12-14 Author is listed
  5. NEP-ENV: Environmental Economics (1) 2007-09-30
  6. NEP-FMK: Financial Markets (1) 2005-08-13
  7. NEP-GEO: Economic Geography (1) 2006-03-25
  8. NEP-HAP: Economics of Happiness (1) 2007-05-12
  9. NEP-HEA: Health Economics (2) 2004-10-18 2007-01-13
  10. NEP-HRM: Human Capital & Human Resource Management (1) 2005-12-14
  11. NEP-IAS: Insurance Economics (5) 2004-09-30 2004-09-30 2006-07-15 2006-07-15 2007-06-30 Author is listed
  12. NEP-INT: International Trade (1) 2008-04-12
  13. NEP-KNM: Knowledge Management & Knowledge Economy (2) 2007-06-30 2007-09-30
  14. NEP-LAB: Labour Economics (1) 2004-07-11
  15. NEP-LTV: Unemployment, Inequality & Poverty (1) 2008-04-21
  16. NEP-MIC: Microeconomics (1) 2008-04-12
  17. NEP-RMG: Risk Management (1) 2003-10-20
  18. NEP-SOC: Social Norms & Social Capital (2) 2007-05-04 2008-08-06
  19. NEP-TRA: Transition Economics (1) 2007-09-30
  20. NEP-URE: Urban & Real Estate Economics (6) 2004-07-11 2004-09-27 2005-04-09 2005-12-14 2006-03-25 2008-04-12 Author is listed
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