
- Location
- Burg. Oudlaan 50, Rotterdam
- wagner@iss.nl
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Research Interests: Microeconomics, Microeconometrics, Micro-Development, Impact Evaluations, Health Economics (HIV/AIDS, Maternal & Child Health), Urban & Rural Development, Network Dynamics, Gender Roles and Female Empowerment,
My research interests lie in international economics, development and health. I consider my research area as an integral input in any modern economics research/education program. Issues of and obstacles to development are far from understood and need further analysis.
I have participated in various impact evaluation projects in Africa and Asia ranging from the assessment of public health programs to rural infrastructure programs. In my research, I apply quantitative microeconomic methods to interdisciplinary questions such as for example the impact of polygamous household organization on child health, the economic consequences of female genital cutting (FGC) and the link between bride price payments and fertility decisions.
In addition to the wide range of topics my research touches upon (poverty dynamics, networks, child health, HIV/AIDS, household organization, etc.), I also employ various econometric techniques in order to adequately exploit the different datasets; these techniques range from 2SLS to GMM, including conditional logistic regressions, quantile estimations and an application of the Mundlak procedure to name just some prominent examples.
My research is based on and motivated by field experience. I gained valuable experience in countries as diverse as Senegal and Bangladesh. In Côte d'Ivoire, for example, I supported the Projet d'urgence Multisectoriel de Lutte contre le Sida (PUMLS) with the implementation of a HIV prevention project and an accompanying impact evaluation. I also oversaw several projects in Senegal and got to know this country as well: I repeatedly worked with the Conseil National de Lutte contre le Sida (CNLS) under the auspices of the World Bank. I was also involved in an impact evaluation for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The project concerned a rural infrastructure program that aims at providing electricity for villages that are not connected to any electrical grid. The multifunctional platforms that are installed in the course of the intervention are big motors that transform diesel into electric energy. The project is financed by the Gates Foundation.
Currently, I work on the impact assessment of the long-term effects of quality improvements in Philippine public hospitals. To this end I visited the Philippines in early 2013 and set up a long-term follow-up survey with my local colleague Stella Quimbo. Moreover, I am in the process of setting up a randomized control trail in Burkina Faso. Financed by 3ie, the study seeks to assess the impact of SMS reminders to promote retention and adherence in HIV/AIDS care.
For further information please consult my personal web page: www.natascha-wagner.com
- A. Floridi, B.A. Demena & N. Wagner (2021). The bright side of formalization policies! Meta-analysis of the benefits of policy-induced versus self-induced formalization. Applied Economics Letters. doi: 10.1080/13504851.2020.1870919
- L. Artavia-Mora, N. Wagner, B.A. Thiombiano & A.S. Bedi (2020). Adaptation and biomedical transition of people living with HIV to antiretroviral treatment in Burkina Faso. Global Public Health: An International Journal for Research, Policy and Practice, 15, 638-653. doi: 10.1080/17441692.2019.1704819
- B.A. Demena, L. Artavia-Mora, D. Ouedraogo, B.A. Thiombiano & N. Wagner (2020). A Systematic Review of Mobile Phone Interventions (SMS/IVR/calls) to improve Adherence and Retention to Antiretroviral Treatment in Low and Middle-Income Countries. Aids Patient Care and Stds, 34 (2), 59-71. doi: 10.1089/apc.2019.0181
- H. Rachel, K. Mani Sinha, N. Wagner, N. van Doorn & C. van Beers (2020). Consumption of Bottled Water at the Bottom of the Pyramid: Who Purchases First? Journal of Macromarketing, 40 (1), 31-50. doi: 10.1177/0276146719866890
- N. Wagner, W. Hout & R. y Namara (2020). Improving Police Integrity in Uganda: Impact Assessment of the Police Accountability and Reform Project. Review of Development Economics, 24 (1), 62-83. doi: 10.1111/rode.12643. [go to publisher's site]
- M. Geldof, B.A. Thiombiano & N. Wagner (2020). 'When I receive the message' , it is a sign of love: Symbolic Connotations of SMS messages for People living with HIV in Burkina Faso. Aids Care-Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of Aids/Hiv. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2020.1769832 [go to publisher's site]
- A. Floridi, B.A. Demena & N. Wagner (2020). Shedding light on the shadows of informality: A meta-analysis of formalization interventions targeted at informal firms. Labour Economics, 67. doi: 10.1016/j.labeco.2020.101925
- M. Rieger, N. Wagner, A.D. Mebratie, G. Alemu & A. Bedi (2019). The impact of the Ethiopian health extension program and health development army on maternal mortality: A synthetic control approach. Social Science & Medicine, 232, 374-381. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.05.037 [go to publisher's site]
- N. Wagner, S. Quimbo, R. Shimkhada & J. Peabody (2018). Does health insurance coverage or improved quality protect better against out-of-pocket payments? Experimental evidence from the Philippines. Social Science & Medicine, 204, 51-58. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.03.024
- N. Wagner & L. Tasciotti (2018). Urban agriculture, dietary diversity and child health in a sample of Tanzanian town-folk. Canadian Journal of Development Studies/Revue canadienne d'études du développement, 1-18. doi: 10.1080/02255189.2017.1375902
- L. Tasciotti & N. Wagner (2018). How much should we trust micro-data? A comparison of the socio-demographic profile of Malawian households using LSMS and DHS data. European Journal of Development Research, 1-25. doi: 10.1057/s41287-017-0083-6
- M. Rieger, N. Wagner & A. Bedi (2017). Universal Health Coverage at the Macro Level: Synthetic Control Evidence from Thailand. Social Science & Medicine, 172C, 46-55. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.11.022
- N. Wagner, M. Rieger, A.S. Bedi & W. Hout (2017). Gender and Policing Norms: Evidence from Survey Experiments among Police Officers in Uganda. Journal of African Economies, 26 (4), 492-515. doi: 10.1093/jae/ejx014
- L. Mbaye & N. Wagner (2017). Bride price and fertility decisions: Evidence from Senegal. Journal of Development Studies, 53 (6), 891-910. doi: 10.1080/00220388.2016.1208178
- N. Wagner, M. Rieger & K.J. Voorvelt (2016). Gender, Ethnicity and Teaching Evaluations: Evidence from Mixed Teaching Teams. Economics of Education Review, 54, 79-94. doi: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2016.06.004
- S. Quimbo, N. Wagner, J. FLORENTINO, O. Solon & J. Peabody (2016). Do Health Reforms to Improve Quality have Long-Term Effects? Results of a Follow-Up on a Randomized Experiment in the Philippines. Health Economics. doi: 10.1002/hec.3129
- M. Rieger & N. Wagner (2016). Polygyny and Child Health Revisited. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of Ame, 113 (13), E1769-E1770. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1600882113
- S. Lazzaroni & N. Wagner (2016). Misfortunes never come singly: Structural change, multiple shocks and child malnutrition in rural Senegal. Economics and Human Biology, 23, 246-262. doi: 10.1016/j.ehb.2016.10.006
- J. Arcand & N. Wagner (2016). Does community-driven development improve inclusiveness in peasant organizations? : evidence from Senegal. World Development, 78, 105-124. doi: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2015.10.016
- N. Wagner, D. Ouedraogo, L.D. Artavia-Mora, A.S. Bedi & B.A. Thiombiano (2016). Protocol for a randomized controlled trial evaluating mobile text messaging to promote retention and adherence to antiretroviral therapy for people living with HIV in Burkina Faso. JMIR Research Protocols, 5. doi: 10.2196/resprot.5823 [go to publisher's site]
- N. Wagner (2015). Female genital cutting and long-term health consequences : nationally representative estimates across 13 countries. Journal of Development Studies, 51 (3), 226-246. doi: 10.1080/00220388.2014.976620
- N. Wagner & M. Rieger (2015). Polygyny and child growth: evidence from twenty-six african countries. Feminist Economics, 21 (2), 105-130. doi: 10.1080/13545701.2014.927953
- M. Rieger & N. Wagner (2015). Child health, its dynamic interaction with nutrition and health memory : evidence from Senegal. Economics and Human Biology, 16 (January 2015), 135-145. doi: 10.1016/j.ehb.2014.03.001
- N. Wagner & G. Carbonnier (2015). Resource Dependence and Armed Violence: Impact on Sustainability in Developing Countries. Defence & Peace Economics, 1-18. doi: 10.1080/10242694.2013.848580
- N. Wagner, J. Arcand, S. Cheikho & P.A. Diallo (2014). HIV/AIDS sensitisation and peer mentoring: evidence from a randomised experiment in Senegal. Journal of Development Effectiveness (online), 6 (2), 147-166. doi: 10.1080/19439342.2014.906486
- L. Tasciotti & N. Wagner (2014). Urban agriculture and dietary diversity: Empirical evidence from Tanzania. European Journal of Development Research, 1-19. doi: 10.1057/ejdr.2014.38
- N. Wagner & L. Mbaye (2013). Bride Price and Fertility Decisions: Evidence from Rural Senegal (IZA Discussion Paper, 7770). Bonn: IZA
- N. Wagner (2011). Oil, Gas and Minerals: The Impact of Resource-Dependence and Governance on Sustainable Development. (CCDP Working Paper, 8). Geneva: IHEID
- N. Wagner & W. Hout (2019). Police Integrity and the Perceived Effectiveness of Policing: Evidence from a Survey among Ugandan Police Officers. In S. Kutnjak Ivković & M.R. Haberfeld (Eds.), Exploring Police Integrity: Novel Approaches to Police Integrity Theory and Methodology (pp. 165-191). Cham: Springer doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-29065-8_7
- N. Al Husein & N. Wagner (2020). Determinants of intended return migration among refugees : A comparison of Syrian refugees in Germany and Turkey. (Preprints, ISS working papers. General series, no 659). The Hague: International Institute of Social Studies
- A. Floridi, B.A. Demena & N. Wagner (2019). Shedding light on the shadows of informality : A meta-analysis of formalization interventions targeted at informal firms. (Preprints, ISS working papers. General series, no 642). The Hague: International Institute of Social Studies
- A. Floridi, N. Wagner & J. Cameron (2016). A study of Egyptian and Palestine trans-formal firms – A neglected category operating in the borderland between formality and informality. (Preprints, ISS Working Paper Series, no 619). The Hague: International Institute of Social Studies
- W. Hout, R. Brouwers, J. Fisher, R. y Namara, L. Schakel & N. Wagner (2016). Policy Review Good Governance: Uganda Country Study: Report commissioned by the Policy and Operations Evaluation Department (IOB), Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (Extern rapport). The Hague: International Institute of Social Studies
- N. Wagner, M. Rieger, A.S. Bedi & W. Hout (2016). Are Women Better Police Officers? Evidence from Survey Experiments in Uganda. (Preprints, ISS Working Paper Series, no 615). The Hague: International Institute of Social Studies [go to publisher's site]
- M. Rieger, N. Wagner & A.S. Bedi (2015). Macroeconomic impacts of Universal Health Coverage : Synthetic control evidence from Thailand. (Preprints, ISS working papers. General series, no 609). The Hague: International Institute of Social Studies
- W. Hout & N. Wagner (2019). Reporting or turning a blind eye? Police integrity in Uganda. (blog). BLISS: The ISS Blog on Global Development and Social Justice. (available: 5 Dec 2019).
3307 Collecting and Evaluating Data
- Title
- 3307 Collecting and Evaluating Data
- Year
- 2020
4151 Principles of Economic Development
- Title
- 4151 Principles of Economic Development
- Year
- 2020
Board of Examiners
- Title
- Board of Examiners
- Year
- 2020
5401 Research Paper
- Title
- 5401 Research Paper
- Year
- 2020
2101 The Making of Development
- Title
- 2101 The Making of Development
- Year
- 2020
General Information
- Title
- General Information
- Year
- 2020
Major ECD
- Title
- Major ECD
- Year
- 2020
Review of Economic Studies
- Role
- Referee
Review of Development Economics
- Role
- Referee
Economic Inquiry
- Role
- Referee
Health Economics
- Role
- Referee
Feminist Economics
- Role
- Referee
Journal of Public Economics
- Role
- Referee
Review of Social Economy
- Role
- Referee
International Area Studies Review
- Role
- Referee
Social Science & Medicine
- Role
- Referee
World Development
- Role
- Referee
European Political Science Review
- Role
- Referee
Journal of Economic Education
- Role
- Referee
Economics and Human Biology
- Role
- Referee
European Journal of Women's Studies (print)
- Role
- Referee
Public Health Nutrition
- Role
- Referee
Associate Professor
- University
- Erasmus University Rotterdam
- School
- International Institute of Social Studies (ISS)
- Department
- Academic Staff Unit
3ie (International Initiative for Impact Evaluation)
- Additional Information
- I am an external reviewer for 3ie. I referee project proposals for impact evaluations at different stages.
- Role
- External Reviewer