Publications

2024

Anne Case, Angus Deaton. 2024. “Accounting for the Widening Morality Gap Between Adult Americans With and Without a BA”. Brookings Papers on Economic Activity. Article Link: Accounting for the Widening Morality Gap Between Adult Americans With and Without a BA.

2022

Case, Anne, and Angus Deaton. 2022. “The Great Divide: Education, Despair, and Death ”. Annual Reviews.

2021

Anne Case, Angus Deaton. 2021. “Life Expectancy in Adulthood Is Falling for Those Without a BA Degree, But As Educational Gaps Have Widened, Racial Gaps Have Narrowed- PNAS”. Referenced from www.pnas.org: Life expectancy in adulthood is falling for those without a BA degree, but as educational gaps have widened, racial gaps have narrowed- PNAS.
Case, Anne, and Angus Deaton. 2021. “The Great Divide: Education, Despair and Death”. NBER Working Paper Series 29241.
Case, Anne, and Angus Deaton. 2021. “MORTALITY RATES BY COLLEGE DEGREE BEFORE AND DURING COVID-19”. NBER Working Paper Series.

2020

Case, A., A.Deaton, and Arthur A. Stone. 2020. “‘Decoding the Mystery of American Pain Reveals a Warning for the Future’ Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences”. Referenced from www.pnas.org: "Decoding the mystery of American pain reveals a warning for the future" Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Case, Anne, and Angus Deaton. 2020. “Living and Dying in America in 2021”. Referenced from www.project-syndicate.org: Living and Dying in America in 2021.

2017

Case, Anne, and Angus Deaton. 2017. “Mortality and Morbidity in the 21st Century”. Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Spring 2017. Referenced from www.brookings.edu: Mortality and Morbidity in the 21st Century.
Case, A., and T-N. Coates. 2017. “Fear and Despair: Consequences of Inequity”. In Chapter 1 in Knowledge to Action. New York: Oxford University Press. Referenced from global.oup.com: Fear and Despair: Consequences of Inequity.
Case, A., and A.Deaton. 2017. “Suicide, Age, and Wellbeing: An Empirical Investigation”. In NBER Working Paper 21279, Chapter 10 (pages 307-34) in Insights in the Economics of Aging. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

2016

Ardington, C., T. Barnighausen, A. Case, and A. Menendez. 2016. “Social Protection and Labor Market Outcomes in Youth in South Africa”. Industrial and Labor Relations Review 69 (2): 455-70.

2015

Ardington, C., and A. Case. 2015. “Health Challenges Past and Future”. In Chapter 41 in The Oxford Companion to the Economics of South Africa. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press .
Case, A., and A.Deaton. 2015. “Rising Morbidity and Mortality in Midlife Among White Non-Hispanic Americans in the 21st Century”. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 112 (49): 15078-83. Referenced from www.pnas.org: Rising morbidity and mortality in midlife among white non-Hispanic Americans in the 21st century.

2014

Ardington, C., T. Barnighausen, A. Case, and A. Menendez. 2014. “The Economic Consequences of AIDS Mortality in South Africa”. Journal of Development Economics 111: 48-60.

2013

Case, A., A. Garib, A. Menendez, and A. Olgiati. 2013. “Paying the Piper: The High Cost of Funerals in South Africa”. Economic Development and Cultural Change 62 (1): 1-20.
Case, A., and C. Paxson. 2013. “HIV Risk and Adolescent Behaviors in Africa”. American Economic Review Papers and Proceedings 103 (3): 433-38.

2011

Case, A., and A. Paxson. 2011. “The Long Reach of Childhood Health and Circumstance: Evidence from the Whitehall II Study”. The Economic Journal 121: F183-F204.
Case, A., and C. Paxson. 2011. “The Impact of AIDS Pandemic on Health Services in Africa: Evidence from Demographic Health Surveys”. Demography 48 (2): 675-97.
Case, A., and A. Menendez. 2011. “Requiescat in Pace? The Consequences of High Priced Funerals in South Africa”. In Chapter 11 in Explorations of Aging . Chicago : University of Chicago Press.

2010

Ardington, C., and A. Case. 2010. “Interactions Between Mental Health and Socioeconomic Status in the South African National Income Dynamics Study”. Studies in Economics and Econometrics 34 (3): 69-85.
Ardington, C., A. Case, and M. Islam. 2010. “The Impact of AIDS on Intergenerational Support in South Africa: Evidence from the Cape Area Panel Study”. Research on Aging 32 (1): 97-121.
Case, A., and C. Paxson. 2010. “Causes and Consequences of Early Life Health”. Demography 47 (Supplement): S65-S85.

2009

Ardington, C., A. Case, and V. Hosegood. 2009. “Labor Supply Responses to Large Social Transfers: Longitudinal Evidence from South Africa”. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 1 (1): 22-48.
Case, A., and C. Paxson. 2009. “Early Life Health and Cognitive Function in Old Age”. American Economic Review Papers and Proceedings 99 (2): 104-9.
Case, A., C. Paxson, and M. Islam. 2009. “Making Sense of the Labor Market Height Premium: Evidence from the British Household Panel Survey”. Economic Letters 102: 174-76.
Case, A., and A. Menendez. 2009. “Sex Differences in Obesity Rates in Poor Countries: Evidence from South Africa”. Economics and Human Biology 7 (3): 271-82.

2008

Case, A., D. Lee, and C. Paxson. 2008. “The Income Gradient in Children’s Health: A Comment on Currie, Shields and Wheatley Price”. Journal of Health Economics 27 (3): 801-7.
Case, A., and C. Paxson. 2008. “Height, Health and Cognitive Function at Older Ages”. American Economic Review Papers and Proceedings 98 (2): 463-67.
Case, A., and C. Paxson. 2008. “Stature and Status: Height, Ability, and Labor Market Outcomes”. Journal of Political Economy 116 (3): 499-532.

2007

Ardington, C., A. Case, and V. Hosegood. 2007. “Labor Supply Responses to Large Social Transfers: Longitudinal Evidence from South Africa”. NBER Working Paper 13442.
Case, A., and A. Menendez. 2007. “Does Money Empower the Elderly? Evidence from the Agincourt Demographic Surveillance Area”. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 35 (3): 157-64.
Case, A., C. Paxson, and T. Vogl. 2007. “Socioeconomic Status and Health in Childhood: A Comment on Chen, Martin and Matthews”. Social Science & Medicine 64 (4): 757-61.

2006

Case, A., and C. Ardington. 2006. “The Impact of Parental Death on School Outcomes: Longitudinal Evidence from South Africa”. Demography 43 (3): 401-20.
Case, A., and C. Paxson. 2006. “Children’s Health and Social Mobility”. The Future of Children 16 (2): 151-73.
Case, A., and A.Deaton. 2006. “Health and Well-Being in Udaipur and South Africa”. In Chapter 9 in Developments in the Economics of Aging . Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

2005

Case, A., V. Hosegood, and F. Lund. 2005. “The Reach and Impact of Child Support Grants: Evidence from KwaZulu-Natal”. Development Southern Africa 22 (4): 467-82.
Case, A., and A.Deaton. 2005. “Health and Wealth Among the Poor: India and South Africa Compared”. American Economic Review Papers and Proceedings 95 (2): 229-33.
Case, A. 2005. “The Primacy of Education”. In Chapter 18 in Understanding Poverty . Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
Case, A., and A.Deaton. 2005. “Broken Down by Work and Sex: How Our Health Declines”. In Chapter 6 in Analyses in the Economics of Aging . Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Case, A., and C. Paxson. 2005. “Sex Differences in Morbidity and Mortality”. Demography 42 (2): 189-214.
Case, A., A. Fertig, and C. Paxson. 2005. “The Lasting Impact of Childhood Health and Circumstance”. Journal of Health Economics 24: 365-89.

2004

Case, A., C. Paxson, and J. Ableidinger. 2004. “Orphans in Africa: Parental Death, Poverty, and School Enrollment”. Demography 41 (3): 483-508.
Case, A., I. Roux, and A. Menendez. 2004. “Medical Compliance and Income-Health Gradients”. American Economic Review Papers and Proceedings 94 (2): 331-35.
Case, A. 2004. “Does Money Protect Health Status? Evidence from South African Pensions”. In Chapter 7 in Perspectives on the Economics of Aging . Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

2003

Besley, T., and A. Case. 2003. “Political Institutions and Policy Choices: Evidence from the United States”. Journal of Economic Literature 41 (1): 7-73.
Case, A., I-Fen Lin, and S. McLanahan. 2003. “Explaining Trends in Child Support: Economic, Demographic, and Policy Effects”. Demography 40 (1): 171-89.

2002

Case, A., and C. Paxson. 2002. “Parental Behavior and Child Health”. Health Affairs 21 (2): 164-78.
Case, A., D. Lubotsky, and C. Paxson. 2002. “Economic Status and Health in Childhood: The Origins of the Gradient”. American Economic Review 92 (5): 1308-34.

2001

Anderson, K., A. Case, and D. Lam. 2001. “Causes and Consequences of Schooling Outcomes in South Africa: Evidence from Survey Data”. Social Dynamics 27 (1): 37-59.
Case, A., and C. Paxson. 2001. “Mothers and Others: Who Invests in Children’s Health?”. Journal of Health Economics 20 (3): 301-28.

Working Papers

Case, A., A. Menendez, and C. Ardington. 2006. “Health Seeking Behavior in Northern KwaZulu-Natal.”
Case, A., V. Hosegood, and F. Lund. 2004. “The Reach of the South Africa Child Support Grant: Evidence from KwaZulu-Natal.”
Case, A., and A.Deaton. 2003. “Consumption, Health, Gender, and Poverty”. World Bank Working Paper: 3020.
Case, A., and F. Wilson. 2000. “Health and Wellbeing in South Africa: Evidence from the Langeberg Survey.”
Case, A., and M. Yogo. 1999. “Does School Quality Matter? Returns to Education and the Characteristics of Schools in South Africa”. National Bureau of Economics .
Case, A. 1998. “Income Distribution and Expenditure Patterns in South Africa.”
Besley, T., and A. Case. 1994. “Diffusion As a Learning Process: Evidence from HYV Cotton.”
Case, A., and L. Katz. 1991. “The Company You Keep: The Effects of Family and Neighborhood on Disadvanted Youths”. National Bureau of Economics.
Case, A., and A.Deaton. 1987. “Analysis of Household Expenditures”. Washington DC: The World Bank.
Case, and Squire. 1984. “A Comparison of General and Partial Equilibrium Modeling Approaches”. Washington DC: The World Bank Country Policy Department .