# Hanan Jacoby

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**Hanan G. Jacoby** (born December 28, 1962)[1] is an [American](/source/Americans) [economist](/source/Economist) and Lead Economist in the [World Bank](/source/World_Bank)'s Development Research Group.[2]

## Biography

Hanan Jacoby received a [B.A.](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts) in [economics](/source/Economics) from the [University of Washington](/source/University_of_Washington) in 1983, and an [M.A.](/source/Master_of_Arts) and Ph.D. in economics from the [University of Chicago](/source/University_of_Chicago) in 1985 and 1989. After his Ph.D., he taught at the [University of Rochester](/source/University_of_Rochester) as assistant professor from 1989 to 1996, during and after which he also held visiting appointments at [Princeton](/source/Princeton_University), [Penn](/source/University_of_Pennsylvania), and [IFPRI](/source/International_Food_Policy_Research_Institute) before joining the [World Bank](/source/World_Bank) 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.[3] He is affiliated with the Bureau for Research in Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD) and either has or has had editorial duties at the *[World Bank Economic Review](/source/World_Bank_Economic_Review)*, *[Economic Development and Cultural Change](/source/Economic_Development_and_Cultural_Change)*, and the *[Journal of Development Economics](/source/Journal_of_Development_Economics)*.[4]

## Research

Hanan Jacoby's research interests include agriculture, rural institutions and [human capital](/source/Human_capital).[5] In January 2019, he ranked among the top 4% of economists registered on IDEAS/RePEc in terms of research output.[6]

### 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

1. [Curriculum vitae of Hanan Jacoby on the website of the World Bank. Retrieved January 22nd, 2019.](http://pubdocs.worldbank.org/en/974701483571112243/CV-H-Jacoby-17.pdf)

1. [Profile of Hanan Jacoby on the website of the World Bank. Retrieved January 22nd, 2019.](http://www.worldbank.org/en/about/people/h/hanan-jacoby)

1. [Curriculum vitae of Hanan Jacoby on the website of the World Bank. Retrieved January 22nd, 2019.](http://pubdocs.worldbank.org/en/974701483571112243/CV-H-Jacoby-17.pdf)

1. [Editorial Board of the Journal of Development Economics. Retrieved January 22nd, 2019.](https://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-development-economics/editorial-board)

1. [Profile of Hanan Jacoby on the website of the World Bank. Retrieved January 22nd, 2019.](http://www.worldbank.org/en/about/people/h/hanan-jacoby)

1. [Jacoby ranked 1737th out of 54192 economists registered on IDEAS/RePEc in January 2019. Retrieved January 22nd, 2019.](https://ideas.repec.org/top/top.person.all.html#pja188)

## External links

- [Profile of Hanan Jacoby on the website of the World Bank](http://www.worldbank.org/en/about/people/h/hanan-jacoby)

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