Recent Papers on Poverty, Health, Nutrition, and Population by World Bank Staff and Consultants

In the course of their duties, World Bank staff members and consultants regularly produce studies covering many dimensions of the relationships between poverty, health, nutrition, and population. These appear in a wide range of formats, ranging from Bank publications, through articles published in external journals, to less formal working papers and unpublished manuscripts. What follows is a partial listing of this formal and informal material, along with the text (when permitted by copyright restrictions) and a link to the e-mail address of the author from whom additional information may be obtained.

In some cases, the material presented is in draft form, and is being circulated for external comments and suggestions. Readers are requested to observe any limitations concerning quotation and citation of such material that the author may request.

Recent Papers:

Ainsworth, Martha and A. Mead Over. Confronting AIDS: Public Priorities in a Global Epidemic. (Oxford: Oxford University Press for the World Bank, 1997).

Anwar, A.T.M Iqbal, Japhet Killewo, Mahbub-E-Elahi K Chowdhury, and Sushil Kanta Dasgupta.  Bangladesh: Inequalities in Utilization of Maternal Health Care Services - Evidence from MATLAB.  HNP Discussion Paper.  October 2004.

Barros Aluisio J.D., Cesar G. Victora, Juraci A. Cesar, Nelson A. Neumann and Andrea D. Bertoldi.  Brazil: Are Health & Nutrition Programs Reaching the Neediest?  HNP Discussion Paper - Reaching the Poor Series #9.  April 2005.

Bidani, Benu and Martin Ravallion, Decomposing Social Indicators Using Distributional Data, Journal of Econometrics, vol. 77 (1997), pp. 125-39. (Also available as Policy Research Working Paper 1487, Policy Research Department, the World Bank, July 1995.)

Castro-Leal, Florencia, Julia Dayton, Lionel Demery, and Kalpana Mehra, "Public Spending on Health Care in Africa: Do the Poor Benefit?" Bulletin of the World Health Organization, vol. 78, no. 1 (January 2000), pp. 66-74.

Cotlear, Daniel, Ian Walker, et al., Honduras: Toward Better Health Care for All. (A World Bank Country Study). Washington: The World Bank, 1998.

Cotlear, Daniel, et al. Peru: Reforming Health Care for the Poor. (Report No. 18549-PE) The World Bank: Washington, 1999.

Deolalikar, Anil, Government Health Spending in Indonesia: Impacts on Children in Different Economic Groups, in Dominique van de Walle and Kimberly Nead, eds., Public Spending and the Poor: Theory and Evidence (Baltimore and London: Johns Hopkins University Press for the World Bank, 1995), pp. 259-89.

Ergo, Alex, Meera Shekar and Davidson Gwatkin.  Inequalities in Malnutrition in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (PDF 3.30MB) January 2008

Filmer, Deon. Fever And Its Treatment Among The More And Less Poor In Sub-Saharan Africa. August 2001. Washington DC: The World Bank. (Draft manuscript circulated for comments and suggestions. Not for citation or quotation.)

Filmer, Deon, Jeffrey Hammer, and Lant Pritchett. Health Policy in Poor Countries: Weak Links in the Chain, Policy Research Working Paper 1874, Policy Research Department, The World Bank, January 1998.

Gasparini, Leonard and Monica Panadiros.  Argentina: Assessing Changes in Targeting Health and Nutrition Policies  HNP Discussion Paper.  October 2004.

Grabowsky, Mark, Nick Farrell, William Hawley, John Chimumbwa, Theresa Nobiya, Mercy Ahun, Stefan Hoyer, Adam Wolkin and Joel Selanikio.  Ghana & Zambia: Achieving Equity in the Distribution of Insecticide-Treated Bednets Through Links with Measles Vaccination Campains.   HNP Discussion Paper - Reaching the Poor #10.  February 2005.

Grosh, Margaret, Administering Targeted Social Program in Latin America: From Platitudes to Practice. Washington, D.C.: The World Bank, 1994.

Gwatkin, Davidson R. Free Government Health Services: Are They the Best Way to Reach the Poor? March 2003.

Gwatkin, Davidson R. Health Inequalities and the Health of the Poor: What Do We Know? What Can We Do? Bulletin of the World Health Organization, vol. 78, No. 1 (January 2000), pp. 3-17.

Gwatkin, Davidson R. The Need for Equity-Oriented Health Sector Reforms. 2001. International Journal of Epidemiology, vol. 30, pp . 720-723.

Gwatkin, Davidson R. November 2001. Overcoming the Inverse Care Law: Designing Health Programs to Serve Disadvantaged Population Groups in Developing Countries. Washington DC: The World Bank (Draft manuscript circulated for comments and suggestions. Not for citation or quotation.)

Gwatkin, Davidson R.Reducing Health Inequalities In Developing Countries. Forthcoming in Oxford Textbook of Public Health. Fourth Edition, 2002.

Gwatkin, Davidson R. Targeting in Health: A Summary of the Evidence. February 2000.

Gwatkin, Davidson R. Who Would Gain most from Efforts to Reach the Millennium Development Goals for Health? An Inquiry into the Possibility of Progress that Fails to Reach the Poor. HNP Discussion Paper. Washington DC: The World Bank. December 2002.

Gwatkin, Davidson R. and Garima Deveshwar-Bahl. September 2001. Inequalities in Immunization Coverage: An Overview of Socio-Economic and Gender Differentials in Developing Countries. Washington DC: The World Bank (Draft manuscript circulated for comments and suggestions. Not for citation or quotation.)

Gwatkin, Davidson R. and Garima Deveshwar-Bahl. November 2001. Inequalities in Knowledge of HIV/AIDS Prevention: An Overview of Socio-Economic and Gender Differentials in Developing Countries. Washington DC: The World Bank (Draft manuscript circulated for comments and suggestions. Not for citation or quotation.)

Gwatkin, Davidson R. and Michel Guillot, The Burden of Disease among the Global Poor: Current Situation, Future Trends, and Implications for Strategy (Washington and Geneva: The World Bank and the Global Forum for Health Research, 1999).

Hammer, Jeffrey, Ijaz Nabi, and James Cercone, Distributional Effects of Social Sector Expenditures in Malaysia, 1974 to 1989, in Dominique van de Walle and Kimberly Nead, eds., Public Spending and the Poor: Theory and Evidence (Baltimore and London: Johns Hopkins University Press for the World Bank, 1995), pp. 521-54.

Hutchinson, Paul, in collaboration with Demissie Habte and Mary Mulusa. Health Care in Uganda: Selected Issues, World Bank Discussion Paper no. 404, 1999.

Malhotra, Anju, Sanyukta Mathur, Rohini Pande and Eva Roca.  Nepal: The Distributional Impact of Participatory Approaches on Reproductive Health for Disadvantaged Youth.  HNP Discussion Paper - Reaching the Poor #8.  May 2005.

Montagu Dominic, Ndola Prata, Martha M. Campbell, Julia Walsh and Solomon Orero.  Kenya: Reaching the Poor Through the Private Sector - A Network Model for Expanding Access to Reproductive Health Services.  HNP Discussion Paper - Reaching the Poor #11.  May 2005.

Peters, David, Krishna Rao and GNV Ramana.  India: Equity Effects of Quality Improvements on Health Service Utilization and Patient Satisfaction in Uttar Pradesh State.  HNP Discussion Paper.  October 2004.

Ranson, M. Kent, Palak Joshi, Mittal Shah and Yasmin Shaikh.  India: Assessing the Reach of Three SEWA Health Services Among the Poor.  HNP Discussion Paper.  October 2004.

Schwartz, J. Brad and Indu Bhushan.  Cambodia: Using Contracting to Reduce Inequity in Primary Health Care Delivery, HNP Discussion Paper.  October 2004.

Theide Michael, Natasha Palmer and Sandi Mbatsha.  South Africa: Who Goes to the Public Sector for Voluntary HIV/AIDS Counseling and Testing?.  HNP Discussion Paper.  October 2004.

Valdivia, Martin.  Paru: Is Identifying the Poor the Main Problem in Targeting Nutritional Programs?  .  HNP Discussion Paper.  February 2005.

van de Walle, Dominique, The Distribution of Subsidies through Public Health Services in Indonesia, 1978-87, in Dominique van de Walle and Kimberly Nead, eds., Public Spending and the Poor: Theory and Evidence (Baltimore and London: Johns Hopkins University Press for the World Bank, 1995), pp. 226-58.

Wagstaff, Adam. Child Health on a Dollar a Day: Some Tentative Cross-Country Comparisons. 2001. Washington, DC: The World Bank (Draft manuscript circulated for comments and suggestions. Not for citation or quotation.)

Wagstaff, Adam. Inequalities In Health In Developing Countries: Swimming Against The Tide? Policy Research Working Paper 2795. Washington, DC: World Bank, 2001.

Wagstaff, Adam. Inequality Aversion, Health Inequalities and Health Achievement. Policy Research Working Paper number 2765. Washington DC: The World Bank, 2002.

Wagstaff, Adam. Measuring Equity In Health Care Financing: Reflections On (And Alternatives To) The World Health Organization’s Fairness Of Financing Index. Policy Research Working Paper number 2550. Washington DC: The World Bank, 2001.

Wagstaff, Adam. Poverty and Health Sector Inequalities. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2002. 80(2): pp. 97-105.

Wagstaff, Adam. Socioeconomic Inequalities in Child Mortality: Comparisons across Nine Developing Countries, Bulletin of the World Health Organization, vol. 78, no. 1 (January 2000), pp. 19-29.

Wagstaff, Adam. Unpacking The Causes Of Inequalities In Child Survival: The Case Of Cebu, The Philippines. 2000. Washington DC: The World Bank. (Draft manuscript circulated for comments and suggestions. Not for citation or quotation.)

Wagstaff, Adam. What Do Poor Children Die From? Some Evidence From Cebu, The Philippines. 2001. Washington, DC: The World Bank. (Draft manuscript circulated for comments and suggestions. Not for citation or quotation.)

Wagstaff, Adam and E. van Doorslaer. Catastrophe and Impoverishment in Paying for Health Care: With Applications to Vietnam 1993-98. February 2002. Washington, DC: The World Bank. (Draft manuscript circulated for comments and suggestions. Not for citation or quotation.)

Wagstaff, Adam and E. van Doorslaer. Overall vs. Socioeconomic Health Inequality: A Measurement Framework and Two Empirical Illustrations. 2002. Washington, DC: The World Bank. (Draft manuscript circulated for comments and suggestions. Not for citation or quotation.)

Wagstaff, Adam and E. van Doorslaer. Paying For Health Care: Quantifying Fairness, Catastrophe And Impoverishment, With Applications To Vietnam 1993-98. 2001. Washington DC: The World Bank.

Wagstaff, Adam, E. van Doorslaer, and Naoko Watanabe. On Decomposing The Causes Of Health Sector Inequalities With An Application To Malnutrition Inequalities To Vietnam, 1993-98. November 2001. Policy Research Working Paper number 2714. Washington DC: The World Bank.

Wagstaff, Adam and Naoko Watanabe. Socioeconomic Inequalities In Child Malnutrition In The Developing World. 2000. Policy research working paper 2434. Washington DC: The World Bank.

Wagstaff, Adam and Naoko Watanabe. What Difference Does the Choice of SES Make in Health Inequality Measurement?. 2002. Washington DC: The World Bank. (Draft manuscript circulated for comments and suggestions. Not for citation or quotation.)

Wagstaff, Adam and Nga Nguyet Nguyen. Poverty and Survival Prospects of Vietnamese Children Under Doi Moi. February 2002. Washington, DC: The World Bank. (Draft manuscript circulated for comments and suggestions. Not for citation or quotation.)

Wagstaff, Adam, Pierella Paci, and Heather Joshi. Inequalities in Health: Who You Are? Where You Live? Or Who Your Parents Were? December 2001. Policy Research Working Paper number 2713. Washington DC: The World Bank.