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Emmanuel SKOUFIAS

Emmanuel SKOUFIAS

Emmanuel SKOUFIAS

Visiting Professor

Emmanuel was born and raised in Greece. He earned a B.A. degree from the University of California, Berkeley (1981) and a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Minnesota (1988). He started his academic career as an Assistant Professor at the Pennsylvania State University and continued as an Associate Professor at the Economics Institute of the University of Colorado in Boulder. In 1998 Emmanuel left academia to join the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) as a Senior Research Fellow to lead the impact evaluation of the PROGRESA Conditional Cash Transfer program of the Government of Mexico. Emmanuel joined the World Bank in 2004 until his retirement in 2022 as a Lead Economist in the Poverty & Equity Global Practice of the World Bank Group. At the World Bank he worked on countries in Latin America (Mexico, Guyana, and Brazil), Africa (Angola, Rep. of Congo, Lesotho, and DRC), South Asia (Nepal, India and Bangladesh) and East Asia and Pacific (Indonesia, Philippines and Thailand).

Emmanuel specializes on the use of microdata to analyze the determinants of poverty and household welfare, the impacts of risk and risk management strategies, the evaluation of transfer programs, the identification of households vulnerable to poverty and the targeting of social protection programs, child malnutrition, disparities in standard of living across regions, and the impacts of climate change and climatic variability on different dimensions of welfare. He has published more than 65 papers on these topics in peer reviewed journals, as well as two books, one on Reducing Stunting through Multisectoral Efforts in Sub-Saharan Africa, and the other on the Poverty and Welfare Impacts of Climate Change.

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Journal Articles

  • Using VIIRS Nightlights to Estimate the Impact of the 2015 Nepal Earthquakes

    Tveit, T., E. Skoufias, and E. Strobl. (2022) “Using VIIRS Nightlights to Estimate the Impact of the 2015 Nepal Earthquakes” Geoenvironmental Disasters, (2022) 9:2.
  • Child Stature, Maternal Education, and Early Childhood Development in Nigeria
    Skoufias, E., K. Vinha, (2021) “Child Stature, Maternal Education, and Early Childhood Development in Nigeria” PLoS ONE, 16(12): e0260937.
  • Constructing Damage Indices Based on Publicly Available Spatial Data: Exemplified by Earthquakes and Volcanic Eruptions in Indonesia
    Skoufias, E., Strobl, E., and Tveit T., (2021) “Constructing Damage Indices Based on Publicly Available Spatial Data: Exemplified by Earthquakes and Volcanic Eruptions in Indonesia” International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, Vol. 12, pp. 410-427.
  • Can we Rely on VIIRS Nightlights to Estimate the Short-Term Impacts of Natural Hazards? Evidence from Five South East Asian Countries
    Skoufias, E., Strobl, E., and Tveit T., (2021) “Can we Rely on VIIRS Nightlights to Estimate the Short-Term Impacts of Natural Hazards? Evidence from Five South East Asian Countries.” Goematics, Natural Hazards and Risk, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 381-404.
  • Reducing Stunting through Multisectoral Efforts in Sub-Saharan Africa
    Skoufias, E., Vinha, K., and Sato, R. (2021) "Reducing Stunting through Multisectoral Efforts in Sub-Saharan Africa" Journal of African Economies, Vol. 30, Issue 4, August 2021, pp. 324–348.
  • Flood and Tsunami Damage Indices Based on Remotely Sensed Data: An Application to Indonesia
    Skoufias, E., Strobl, E., and Tveit T., (2020) “Flood and Tsunami Damage Indices Based on Remotely Sensed Data: An Application to Indonesia.” Natural Hazards Review, 2020, Vol. 21, No. 4.
  • Estimating Poverty Rates in Subnational Populations of Interest: An Assessment of the Simple Poverty Scorecard
    Skoufias, E., Diamond A., Vinha, K., Gill, M., and Rebolledo, D. M. (2020) “Estimating Poverty Rates in Subnational Populations of Interest: An Assessment of the Simple Poverty Scorecard.” World Development, Vol 129 (May 2020).
  • Identifying the Vulnerable to Poverty from Natural Disasters: The Case of Typhoons in the Philippines
    Skoufias, E., Kawasoe, Y., Strobl, E., and Acosta P. (2020) “Identifying the Vulnerable to Poverty from Natural Disasters: The Case of Typhoons in the Philippines” Economics of Disasters and Climate Change, vol. 4 no. 1 (February 2020), pp. 45-82.
  • Mobility in Cities: Distributional Impact Analysis of Transportation Improvement in São Paulo Metropolitan Region
    Haddad, E., Lozano-Gracia, N., Germani, E., Vieira, R., Nakamura, S., Skoufias, E., and Alves, B. (2019) “Mobility in Cities: Distributional Impact Analysis of Transportation Improvement in São Paulo Metropolitan Region”. Transport Policy, Vol 73, (January), pp. 125-142. P

  • Monsoon Babies: Rainfall Shocks and Child Nutrition in Nepal

    Tiwari S., Jacoby, H., and Skoufias, E. (2017) “Monsoon Babies: Rainfall Shocks and Child Nutrition in Nepal”. Economic Development and Cultural Change, (lead article) Vol. 65, No. 2, January 2017, pp. 167-188.
  • Poverty, Disputes, and Access to Justice in two Indonesian Provinces
    Cuesta, J., Madrigal, L., and Skoufias, E. (2017) "Poverty, Disputes, and Access to Justice in two Indonesian Provinces”. Journal of Economic Policy Reform, 21:1, pp. 21-38.

  • Occupational Diversification as an Adaptation to Rainfall Variability in Rural India

    Skoufias, E., Bandyopadhyay, S., and Olivieri, S. (2017) “Occupational Diversification as an Adaptation to Rainfall Variability in Rural India” Agricultural Economics, Vol. 48, Issue 1, January 2017.

  • How do Ex Ante Simulations Compare with Ex Post Experimental Evaluations? Evidence from Conditional Cash Transfer Programs

    How do Ex Ante Simulations Compare with Ex Post Experimental Evaluations? Evidence from Conditional Cash Transfer Programs

  • Distributional Implications of Climate Change in Rural India: A General Equilibrium Approach

    Jacoby, H., Rabassa M., and Skoufias, E. (2015) “Distributional Implications of Climate Change in Rural India: A General Equilibrium Approach”. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. Vol. 97, issue 4, (July). pp. 1135-1156.

  • Weather and Child Health in Rural Nigeria

    Rabassa, M., Skoufias, E., and Jacoby, H. (2014) “Weather and Child Health in Rural Nigeria,” Journal of African Economies, Vol. 23, no. 4, (August), pp. 464–492.

  • The Poverty Impacts of Cash and In-Kind Transfers: Experimental Evidence from Rural Mexico

    Skoufias, E., Unar M., and González-Cossío, T. (2013) “The Poverty Impacts of Cash and In-Kind Transfers: Experimental Evidence from Rural Mexico,” Journal of Development Effectiveness (lead article), Vol. 5, issue 4, (December), pp. 401-429.

  • Sources of Spatial Disparities in Welfare in Indonesia: Household Endowments or Returns?

    Skoufias, E. and Olivieri, S. (2013) "Sources of Spatial Disparities in Welfare in Indonesia: Household Endowments or Returns?" Journal of Asian Economics. Vol. 29 (December), pp. 62-79.

  • Climatic Variability and Occupational Diversification in Bangladesh

    Bandyopadhyay S., and Skoufias, E. (2013) “Climatic Variability and Occupational Diversification in Bangladesh” Review of Economics of the Household Vol. 11, No. 2, (June).

  • Geographic Disparities in Well-Being and Fiscal Expenditures in Thailand: 2000 vs 2009

    Skoufias, E. and Olivieri, S. (2013) "Geographic Disparities in Well-Being and Fiscal Expenditures in Thailand: 2000 vs 2009". Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy (lead article) Vol. 18, No. 3, (August) pp. 359-381.

  • Expanding Microfinance in Brazil: Credit Utilisation and Performance of Small Firms

    Skoufias, E., Leite P., and Narita R. (2013) “Expanding Microfinance in Brazil: Credit Utilisation and Performance of Small Firms.” Journal of Development Studies, Vol. 49, No. 9, pp. 1256-1269.

  • The Impacts of Climate Variability on Welfare in Rural Mexico

    Skoufias, E., and Vinha, K. (2013) “The Impacts of Climate Variability on Welfare in Rural Mexico” Population & Environment. Vol. 34, (March), pp. 370-399.

  • Crises, Food Pices, and the Income Elasticity of Micronutrients: Estimates from Indonesia

    Skoufias, E., Tiwari, S., and Zaman, H. (2012) “Crises, Food Pices, and the Income Elasticity of Micronutrients: Estimates from Indonesia,” World Bank Economic Review, Vol. 26, Issue 3, pp. 415-442.

  • Climate Variability and Child Height in Rural Mexico

    Skoufias, E., and Vinha, K. (2012) “Climate Variability and Child Height in Rural Mexico” Economics and Human Biology, Vol. 10, No. 1 (January), pp. 54-73.

  • Too Little, Too Late: Welfare Impacts of Rainfall Shocks in Rural Indonesia

    Skoufias E., Katayama, R., and Essama-Nssah, B. (2012) “Too Little, Too Late: Welfare Impacts of Rainfall Shocks in Rural Indonesia,” Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, Vol. 48, No. 3, (December), pp. 351-368.

  • The Sources of Welfare Disparities between and within Regions of Brazil: Evidence from the 2002-03 Household Budget Survey (POF)

    Skoufias, E., and Katayama R., (2011) “The Sources of Welfare Disparities between and within Regions of Brazil: Evidence from the 2002-03 Household Budget Survey (POF),” Journal of Economic Geography, Vol. 11, No. 5 (September), pp. 897-918.

  • Food Quality, Calories, and Household Income

    Skoufias E., di Maro, V., González-Cossío, T., and Rodríguez Ramirez, S. (2011) “Food Quality, Calories, and Household Income” Applied Economics, Vol 43, Issue 28, (November), pp. 4331-4342.

  • Globalization and the Role of Public Transfers in Redistributing Income in Latin America and the Caribbean

    Skoufias E., Lindert, K. and Shapiro, J. (2010) “Globalization and the Role of Public Transfers in Redistributing Income in Latin America and the Caribbean”, World Development, Vol. 38, No. 6 (June), pp. 895-907. Also available as WIDER Research Paper 2009/02, UNU-WIDER, January 2009.

  • Social Networks among Indigenous Peoples in Mexico

    Skoufias E., Lunde, T., and Patrinos, H.A. (2010) “Social Networks among Indigenous Peoples in Mexico” Latin American Research Review, vol. 45, no. 2, pp. 49-67.

  • Income and Micronutrient Consumption in Rural Mexico

    Skoufias E., di Maro, V., González-Cossío, T. and Rodríguez Ramirez, S. (2009) “Income and Micronutrient Consumption in Rural Mexico”, Agricultural Economics, Vol. 40, no. 6, (November), pp. 657-675.

  • Conditional Cash Transfers, Adult Work Incentives, and Current Poverty

    Skoufias E., and di Maro, V. (2008) “Conditional Cash Transfers, Adult Work Incentives, and Current Poverty,” Journal of Development Studies, vol. 44, no. 7 (August), pp. 935-960.

  • Cyclical Variations in Participation and Employment in Urban Labor Markets: The Case of Colombia and Mexico

    Skoufias E., Santa Maria, M., and Ripani, L. (2007) “Cyclical Variations in Participation and Employment in Urban Labor Markets: The Case of Colombia and Mexico,” Coyuntura Social, Number 37, (December), pp. 121-142. Fedesarrollo Bogota – Colombia.

  • Are the Welfare Losses from Imperfect Targeting Important?

    Skoufias, E., and Coady, D. (2007) “Are the Welfare Losses from Imperfect Targeting Important?” Economica, vol. 74, (November), pp. 756-776. Also available as FCND Discussion Paper No. 125, IFPRI.

  • Poverty Alleviation and Consumption Insurance: Evidence from PROGRESA in Mexico

    Skoufias, E. (2007) “Poverty Alleviation and Consumption Insurance: Evidence from PROGRESA in Mexico,” Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly Journal of Socio-Economics), Vol. 36, No. 4, (August), pp. 630-649.

  • Mitigating Myths about Policy Effectiveness: Evaluation of Mexico’s Anti-Poverty and Human Resource Investment Program

    Behrman, J. R. and Skoufias, E. (2006) “Mitigating Myths about Policy Effectiveness: Evaluation of Mexico’s Anti-Poverty and Human Resource Investment Program,” chap 12 in Chronicle of a Myth Foretold: The Washington Consensus in Latin America, edited by D. S. Massey, M. Sanchez R., and J. R. Behrman, published as a special issue of the Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Vol. 606, No. 1, (July), pp. 244-275.

  • Job Loss and Family Adjustments in Work and Schooling during the Mexican Peso Crisis

    Skoufias E., and Parker, S.W. (2006) “Job Loss and Family Adjustments in Work and Schooling during the Mexican Peso Crisis,” Journal of Population Economics, Vol. 19, No. 1, (February), pp. 163-181.

  • Consumption Insurance and Vulnerability to Poverty: A Synthesis of the Evidence from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Mali, Mexico and Russia

    Skoufias, E. and Quisumbing, A. (2005) “Consumption Insurance and Vulnerability to Poverty: A Synthesis of the Evidence from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Mali, Mexico and Russia,” European Journal of Development Research, Vol. 17, No. 1, (March), pp. 24-58.

  • Correlates and Determinants of Child Anthropometrics in Latin America: Background and Overview of the Symposium

    Behrman J.R., and Skoufias. E. (2004) “Correlates and Determinants of Child Anthropometrics in Latin America: Background and Overview of the Symposium” Economics and Human Biology, Vol. 2, No. 3, (December), pp. 335-351.

  • The Impact of PROGRESA on Food Consumption

    Hoddinott J., and Skoufias, E. (2004) “The Impact of PROGRESA on Food Consumption.” Economic Development and Cultural Change, Vol. 53, No. 1, (October), pp 37-61.

  • The Added Worker Effect during the Business Cycle: Evidence from Urban Mexico

    Parker, S. W., and Skoufias, E. (2004) “The Added Worker Effect during the Business Cycle: Evidence from Urban Mexico,” Applied Economics Letters, Vol. 11, No. 10, (August), pp. 625-630.

  • Consumption Smoothing During the Economic Transition in Bulgaria

    Skoufias, E. (2004) “Consumption Smoothing During the Economic Transition in Bulgaria.” Journal of Comparative Economics, Vol. 32, No.2, (June), pp. 328-347.

  • On the Targeting and Redistributive Efficiencies of Alternative Transfer Instruments

    Coady D. and Skoufias, E. (2004) “On the Targeting and Redistributive Efficiencies of Alternative Transfer Instruments,” Review of Income and Wealth, Vol. 50, No. 1, (March), pp. 11-27.

  • The Structure of Wages during the Economic Transition in Romania

    Skoufias, E. (2003) “The Structure of Wages during the Economic Transition in Romania,” Economic Systems, (lead article), Vol. 27, No. 4, (December), pp. 345-366

  • Economic Crises and Natural Disasters: Coping Strategies and Policy Implications

    Skoufias, E. (2003) “Economic Crises and Natural Disasters: Coping Strategies and Policy Implications,” World Development, Vol. 31, No. 7, (July), pp. 1087-1102.

  • Is the Calorie-Income Elasticity Sensitive to Price Changes? Evidence from Indonesia

    Skoufias, E. (2003) “Is the Calorie-Income Elasticity Sensitive to Price Changes? Evidence from Indonesia,” World Development, Vol. 31, No. 7, (July), pp. 1291-1307

  • Consumption Smoothing in Russia: Evidence from the RLMS

    Skoufias, E. (2003) “Consumption Smoothing in Russia: Evidence from the RLMS,” The Economics of Transition, Vol. 11, No. 1, (March), pp. 67-91.

  • A Cohort Analysis of Wages in Indonesia between 1986 and 1998

    Skoufias E., and Suryahadi, A. (2002) “A Cohort Analysis of Wages in Indonesia between 1986 and 1998” Applied Economics, Vol. 34, No. 13, (September), pp. 1703-1710.

  • Conditional Cash Transfers and their Impact on Child Work and Schooling: Evidence from the PROGRESA program in Mexico

    Skoufias E., and Parker, S. W. (2001) “Conditional Cash Transfers and their Impact on Child Work and Schooling: Evidence from the PROGRESA program in Mexico”, Economia, Vol.2, No. 1, (Fall), pp. 45-96.

  • Targeting the Poor in Mexico: An Evaluation of the PROGRESA Selection Mechanism

    Skoufias E., Davis, B., and dela Vega, S. (2001) “Targeting the Poor in Mexico: An Evaluation of the PROGRESA Selection Mechanism,” World Development, Vol. 29, No. 10, (October), pp. 1769-1784.

  • “Targeting Performance of Three Large-Scale, Nutrition-Oriented Social Programs in Central America and Mexico”. (1 of 11 co-authors) Food and Nutrition Bulletin, vol .23, No. 2, pp. 162-174.

    “Targeting Performance of Three Large-Scale, Nutrition-Oriented Social Programs in Central America and Mexico”. (1 of 11 co-authors) Food and Nutrition Bulletin, vol .23, No. 2, pp. 162-174.

  • Changes in Regional Inequality and Social Welfare in Indonesia from 1996 to 1999

    Skoufias, E. (2001) “Changes in Regional Inequality and Social Welfare in Indonesia from 1996 to 1999.” Journal of International Development, Vol. 13, No. 1, (January), pp. 73-91.

  • Changes in Household Welfare, Poverty and Inequality during the Economic Crisis in Indonesia: Evidence from a Longitudinal Household Survey

    Skoufias E., Suryahadi, A. and Sumarto, S. (2000) “Changes in Household Welfare, Poverty and Inequality during the Economic Crisis in Indonesia: Evidence from a Longitudinal Household Survey," Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, Vol.36, No. 2, (August), pp. 97-114.

  • Parental Education and Child Nutrition in Indonesia

    Skoufias, E. (1999) “Parental Education and Child Nutrition in Indonesia.” Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, Vol.35, No. 1, (April), pp. 99-119.

  • Child Health during the Economic Transition in Romania

    Skoufias, E. (1998) “Child Health during the Economic Transition in Romania.” World Development, Vol. 26, No. 11, (November), pp. 2045-56.

  • Testing Theories of Consumption Behavior using Information on Aggregate Shocks: Income Seasonality and Rainfall in Rural India

    Jacoby, H. and Skoufias, E. (1998) “Testing Theories of Consumption Behavior using Information on Aggregate Shocks: Income Seasonality and Rainfall in Rural India,” American Journal of Agricultural Economics, (lead article) Vol. 80, No. 1, (February), pp. 1-14.

  • Risk, Financial Markets, and Human Capital in a Developing Country

    Jacoby, H. and Skoufias, E. (1997) “Risk, Financial Markets, and Human Capital in a Developing Country,” Review of Economic Studies, (lead article), Vol. 64, No. 3, (July), pp. 311-335.

  • The Long-Run Demand for Skilled and Unskilled Labor in Colombian Manufacturing Plants

    Roberts M.J., and Skoufias, E. (1997) “The Long-Run Demand for Skilled and Unskilled Labor in Colombian Manufacturing Plants,” The Review of Economics and Statistics, Vol. LXXIX, No. 2, (May), pp. 330-334.

  • Intertemporal Substitution in Labor Supply: Micro Evidence from Rural India

    Skoufias, E. (1996) “Intertemporal Substitution in Labor Supply: Micro Evidence from Rural India,” Journal of Development Economics, Vol. 51, (December), pp. 217-237.

  • Household Resources, Transaction Costs and Adjustment through Land Tenancy

    Skoufias E. (1995) “Household Resources, Transaction Costs and Adjustment through Land Tenancy,” Land Economics, Vol. 71, No. 1, (February), pp. 42-56.

  • Risk and Seasonality in an Empirical Model of the Farm Household

    Skoufias E. (1994) “Risk and Seasonality in an Empirical Model of the Farm Household,” Journal of Economic Development, Vol. 19, No. 2, (December), pp. 93-116.

  • Using Shadow Wages to Estimate Labor Supply of Agricultural Households

    Skoufias, E. (1994) “Using Shadow Wages to Estimate Labor Supply of Agricultural Households,” American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 76, No. 2, (May), pp. 215-227.

  • Labor Market Opportunities and Intrafamily Time Allocation in Rural Households in South Asia

    Skoufias, E. (1993) “Labor Market Opportunities and Intrafamily Time Allocation in Rural Households in South Asia,” Journal of Development Economics, Vol. 40, (April), pp. 277‑310.

  • Market Wages, Family Composition and the Time Allocation of Children in Agricultural Households

    Skoufias, E. (1994) “Market Wages, Family Composition and the Time Allocation of Children in Agricultural Households,” Journal of Development Studies, Vol. 30, No. 2, (January), pp. 335-60.

  • Seasonal Labor Utilization in Agriculture: Theory and Evidence from Agrarian Households in India

    Skoufias, E. (1993) “Seasonal Labor Utilization in Agriculture: Theory and Evidence from Agrarian Households in India,” American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 75, No. 1, (February), pp. 20‑32.

  • Land Tenancy and Rural Factor Market Imperfections Revisited

    Skoufias, E. (1991) “Land Tenancy and Rural Factor Market Imperfections Revisited,” Journal of Economic Development, Vol. 16, No. 1, (June), pp. 37‑55.

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