Robert Sparrow

Research Fellow

Wageningen University

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Research Interests

Robert Sparrow obtained a PhD in Economics from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Tinbergen Institute in 2006. His research interests relate to development economics, social policy evaluation, health economics, child labour and education. Current research projects deal with evaluation of health and education policy interventions and renewable energy programs in Indonesia, and community based health insurance in Ethiopia. Since 2016 he is jointly at Wageningen University and Erasmus University Rotterdam.

He joined IZA as a Research Fellow in August 2007.

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IZA Publications

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10552
Globalization and Social Change: Gender-Specific Effects of Trade Liberalization in Indonesia
Krisztina Kis-Katos, Janneke Pieters, Robert Sparrow
published in: IMF Economic Review, 2018, 66 (4), 763-793
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9833
Uptake of Health Insurance and the Productive Safety Net Program in Rural Ethiopia
Zemzem Shigute, Anagaw Derseh Mebratie, Robert Sparrow, Zelalem Yilma, Getnet Alemu, Arjun S. Bedi
published in: Social Science and Medicine, 2017, 176, 133-141
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8146
Does Electrification Spur the Fertility Transition? Evidence from Indonesia
Michael Grimm, Robert Sparrow, Luca Tasciotti
published in: Demography, 2015, 52 (5), 1773-1796,
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7645
Poverty, Labour Markets and Trade Liberalization in Indonesia
Krisztina Kis-Katos, Robert Sparrow
published in: Journal of Development Economics, 2015, 117, 94-106
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4376
Child Labor and Trade Liberalization in Indonesia
Krisztina Kis-Katos, Robert Sparrow
published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2011, 46 (4), 722-749
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3579
Unemployment Assistance and Transition to Employment in Argentina
Ana Iturriza, Arjun S. Bedi, Robert Sparrow
published in: Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2011, 59 (4), 811-837
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3358
Remittances, Liquidity Constraints and Human Capital Investments in Ecuador
Carla Calero, Arjun S. Bedi, Robert Sparrow
published in: World Development, 2009, 37 (6), 1143-1154
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