Hanan G. Jacoby (born December 28, 1962) is an

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and Lead Economist in the

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's Development Research Group.

Biography

Hanan Jacoby received a

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from the

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in 1983, and an

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and Ph.D. in economics from the

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in 1985 and 1989. After his Ph.D., he taught at the

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as assistant professor from 1989 to 1996, during and after which he also held visiting appointments at

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, Penn, and IFPRI before joining the

in 1998. Having joined the World Bank as economist, Jacoby was promoted later promoted to Senior and then Lead Economist of the World Bank's Development Economics Research Group. He is affiliated with the Bureau for Research in Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD) and either has or has had editorial duties at the ''

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'', ''

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'', and the ''

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''.

Research

Hanan Jacoby's research interests include agriculture, rural institutions and human capital. In January 2019, he ranked among the top 4% of economists registered on IDEAS/RePEc in terms of research output.Jacoby ranked 1737th out of 54192 economists registered on IDEAS/RePEc in January 2019. Retrieved January 22nd, 2019.
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Research on education

* Jacoby, H.G. (1994). Borrowing constraints and progress through school: evidence from Peru. ''Review of Economics and Statistics'', pp. 151–160. * Glewwe, P., Jacoby, H. (1994). Student achievement and schooling choice in low-income countries: Evidence from Ghana. ''Journal of Human Resources'', pp. 843–864. * Glewwe, P., Jacoby, H. (1995). An economic analysis of delayed primary school enrollment and childhood malnutrition in a low income country. ''Review of Economics and Statistics'', 77(1), pp. 156–69. * Glewwe, P., Jacoby, H.G., King, E.M. (2001). Early childhood nutrition and academic achievement: a longitudinal analysis. ''Journal of Public Economics'', 81(3), pp. 345–368. * Jacoby, H.G. (2002). Is there an intrahousehold 'flypaper effect'? Evidence from a school feeding programme. ''Economic Journal'', 112(476), pp. 196–221. * Glewwe, P., Jacoby, H.G. (2004). Economic growth and the demand for education: Is there a wealth effect? ''Journal of Development Economics'', 74(1), pp. 33–51.

Research on land rights and transportation

* Jacoby, H.G. (2000). Access to markets and the benefits of rural roads. ''Economic Journal'', 110(465), pp. 713–737. * Jacoby, H.G., Li, G., Rozelle, S. (2002). Hazards of expropriation: tenure insecurity and investment in rural China. ''American Economic Review'', 92(5), pp. 1420–1447. * Jacoby, H.G., Minten, B. (2007). Is land titling in Sub-Saharan Africa cost-effective? Evidence from Madagascar. ''World Bank Economic Review'', 21(3), pp. 461–485. * Jacoby, H.G., Minten, B. (2008). ''On Measuring the Benefits of Lower Transport Costs.'' Washington, D.C.: World Bank Publications.

Other research

* Jacoby, H.G. (1991). Productivity of men and women and the sexual division of labor in peasant agriculture of the Peruvian Sierra. ''Journal of Development Economics'', 37(1-2), pp. 265–287. * Jacoby, H.G. (1993). Shadow wages and peasant family labour supply: an econometric application to the Peruvian Sierra. ''Review of Economic Studies'', 60(4), pp. 903–921. * Jacoby, H.G. (1995). The economics of polygyny in Sub-Saharan Africa: Female productivity and the demand for wives in Côte d'Ivoire. ''Journal of Political Economy, 103(5), pp. 938-971. * Jacoby, H.G., Skoufias, E. (1997). Risk, financial markets, and human capital in a developing country. ''Review of Economic Studies'', 64(3), pp. 311-?.

References

External links

Profile of Hanan Jacoby on the website of the World Bank
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jacoby, Hanan University of Rochester faculty 1962 births Living people World Bank Group people University of Chicago alumni University of Washington College of Arts and Sciences alumni American development economists Agricultural economists