Sebastian Linnemayr
Education
Overview
Biography
Sebastian Linnemayr is an economist at the RAND Corporation and professor at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. His current research focuses on the use of economic incentives and insights from behavioral economics on medication adherence, in particular for people living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. Linnemayr joined RAND in August 2009 after having finished his position as postdoctoral research fellow at the Harvard School of Public Health. His dissertation evaluated a large-scale, randomized nutrition intervention as part of a World Bank project and investigated the impact of HIV on consumption behavior in South Africa.
Research Focus
Recent Projects
- Variable Rewards for Improving ARV Adherence
Selected Publications
Sebastian Linnemayr, Datar, Ashlesha, Jenny Liu, Chad Stecher, "The Impact of Natural Disasters on Child Health and Investments in Rural India," Social Science and Medicine (forthcoming)
Wagner, Glenn, Sebastian Linnemayr, Cissy Kityo, Peter Mugyenyi, "Factors Associated with Intention to Conceive and its Communication to Providers Among HIV Clients in Uganda," Maternal and Child Health Journal, 16(2):510-518, 2012
Sebastian Linnemayr, Harold Alderman, "Almost Random: Evaluating a Large-Scale Randomized Nutrition Program in the Presence of Crossover," Journal of Development Economics, 96:106-114, 2011
Sebastian Linnemayr, Brooke Stearns Lawson, Peter Glick, Glenn Wagner, "Economic Status and Coping Mechanisms of Individuals Seeking HIV Care in Uganda," Journal of African Economies, 2011
Linnemayr, Sebastian, "Consumption Smoothing and HIV/AIDS: The Case of Two Communities in South Africa," Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2010
Linnemayr, Sebastian, Harold Alderman, "Anemia In Low Income Countries Is Unlikely To Be Addressed By Economic Development Without," Food and Nutrition Bulletin, 2009
Linnemayr, Sebastian, Harold Alderman, Biram Ndiaye, "Effectiveness of a Community-based Intervention to Improve Nutrition in Young Children in Senegal: a Difference in Difference Analysis," Public Health Nutrition, 9:667-673, 2009
Linnemayr, Sebastian, Harold Alderman, Abdoulaye Ka, "Determinants of Malnutrition in Senegal: Individual, Household, Community Variables and Their Interaction," Economics and Human Biology, 6(2):253-262, 2008
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