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John A. StraussProfessor of EconomicsContact Information E-mail: jstrauss@usc.edu Phone: (213) 740-7698 Office: KAP 318A LINKS Curriculum Vitae Personal Website |
Biographical Sketch |
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| John Strauss is a recognized specialist in the fields of development economics and the economics of the household. Strauss is Editor-in-Chief of the scientific journal, Economic Development and Cultural Change and was co-editor of the Handbook of Development Economics, Volume 4, which contains major surveys of the recent scientific literature on various topics in development economics, including a co-authored a chapter by Strauss on health and development economics. Strauss is the Principal Investigator of Indonesia Family Life Survey, a major panel survey of households and communities in Indonesia, funded by NIH, and a Principal Investigator of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study, also funded by NIH. His previous positions include at Michigan State University, Yale and the University of Virginia. He is also affiliated with RAND Corporation and has an honorific professorship at Peking University. | |
Education |
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 Ph.D. Economics, Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University, 7/1981
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B.A. Political Science, Northwestern University, 1/1973
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Academic Appointment, Affiliation, and Employment History |
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Professor, Department of Economics, Michigan State University, 01/01/1992-01/01/2004
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Senior Economist, Economics and Statistics Department, RAND, 01/01/1989-01/01/1992
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Associate Professor, Department of Economics and Economic Growth Center, Yale University, 01/01/1987-01/01/1989
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Assistant Professor, Department of Economics and Economic Growth Center, Yale University, 01/01/1983-01/01/1986
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Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Virginia, 01/01/1981-01/01/1983
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Description of Research |
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Summary Statement of Research Interests |
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| Economist John Strauss is a recognized specialist in the fields of development economics, the economics of the household, the economics of human resource investments and labor market outcomes. He just finished co-editing Volume 4 of the Handbook of Development Economics. Strauss is the current Principal Investigator of the Indonesia Family Life Survey (IFLS), Wave 4 having just come out publicly in spring 2009; and PI of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Survey (CHARLS); the Pilot data for which came out publicly in spring 2009. He is Editor-in-Chief of the scientific journal, Economic Development and Cultural Change. | |
Funded Research |
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Contracts and Grants Awarded |
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Fifth Indonesia Family Life Survey of Aging (National Insitute on Aging), John Strauss, $2,016,709, 11/2011-10/2016
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China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study, Supplement (National Institue on Aging), John Strauss, Yaohui Zhao, Gonghuan Yang, $780,451, 09/2012-04/2015
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China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (National Institute on Aging), John Strauss, Yaohui Zhao, $4,445,759, 05/15/2010-04/2015
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Studies of Health, Retirment, and Living Arrangements of the Elderly Poulation in China (Fogerty International Center, NIH), John Strauss, Yaohui Zhao, $150,000, 2009-2012
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Biomarkers in the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (National Institute on Aging), John Strauss, Eileen Crimmins, $275,000, 2009-2011
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Dynamics of Family Well-Being in a Low_income Setting (NICHD), John Strauss, $1,405,786, 09/28/2006-06/30/2010
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“Fourth Indonesian Family Life Survey of Aging” (National Institute of Aging), John Strauss, $1,309,208, 09/16/2006-06/30/2010
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China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study, Pilot (National Institute of Aging), Dr. Yaohui Zhao, John Strauss, $274,954, 09/30/2007-08/31/2009
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China Aging Conference (National Institute of Aging), John Strauss, $32,000, 02/2007-01/2008
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Affiliations with Research Centers, Labs, and Other Institutions |
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African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), Resource Person, 1999-present
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China Center for Economic Research, Peking University, Chang Jiang Professor
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Conferences and Other Presentations |
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Conference Presentations |
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"Aging in Asia: Evidence from China and Indonesia", Internaitonal Symposium on Social Aspects of a Changing Population , Keynote Lecture, Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, Invited, 2010-2011
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"Determinants of Intergenerational Transfers: Evidence from CHARLS", Conference on Policy Research and Data Needs to Meet the Challenges of Population Aging in Asia, Talk/Oral Presentation, Paper, Beijing China, National Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of S, Invited, 2010-2011
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"Health Care and Insurance Among the Elderly in China: Evidence from the CHARLS Pilot", Conference on Policy Research and Data Needs to Meet the Challenges of Population Aging in Asia, Talk/Oral Presentation, Beijing, China, US National Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy o, Invited, 2010-2011
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"Socio-economic Success and Health in Later Life: Evidence from the Indonesia Family Life Survey", Conference on Policy Research and Data Needs to Meet the Challenges of Population Aging in Asia, Talk/Oral Presentation, Beijing, US National Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy o, Invited, 2010-2011
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"Cutting the Costs of Attrition", Pacific Development Economics , Talk/Oral Presentation, USC, 2009-2010
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"Cutting the Costs of Attrition", World Bank Conference on Data in Development, Talk/Oral Presentation, Washington DC, World Bank, Invited, 2009-2010
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"Estimation of Poverty Transition Matrices with Noisy Data", Pacific Development Economics , Talk/Oral Presentation, Refereed USC, 2009-2010
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"Estimation of Poverty Transition Matrices with Noisy Data", Econometric Society Winter Meetings, Talk/Oral Presentation, Refereed Denver, 2009-2010
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"Estimation of Poverty Transition Matrices with Noisy Data", Econometric Society World Congress, Talk/Oral Presentation, Shanghai China, 2009-2010
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"Long term impacts of investment in early schooling", Pacific Development Economics , Talk/Oral Presentation, Refereed USC, 2009-2010
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"Socioeconomic success and health in later life", Population Association of America, Talk/Oral Presentation, Refereed Detroit, 2009-2010
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"Socioeconomic success and health in later life", World Congress of Internaitonal Union for teh Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) , Talk/Oral Presentation, Marakesh, Morocco, 2009-2010
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Other Research |
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co-PI on China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), pilot.
We prepared a brand new survey in 2 provinces in China, patterned after the HRS survey in the US.
Pilot was fielded in the summer of 2008 and placed in the public domain May, 2009.
In 2010-11 worked on the first national wave of CHARLS, fielded in summer/fall of 2011., 2007-2015
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Principal Investigator, Indonesia Family Life Survey
Fielded 4th wave of survey from 2007 to mid-July 2008. Worked on documentation and preparation of data for public use, which was completed in May, 2009., 2007-2010
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Publications |
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Book |
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Schultz, T., Strauss, J. A.
(2008).
Handbook of Development Economics, Volume 4. Amsterdam: Elsevier.
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Book Chapter |
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Strauss, J. A., Witoelar, F., Sikoki, B.
(2012).
Socioeconomic Success and Health in Later Life: Evidence from the Indonesia Family Life Survey. Aging in Asia Washington D.C.: National Academy of Sciences Press.
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Lei, X., Giles, J., Hu, Y., Park, A., Strauss, J. A., Zhao, Y.
(2012).
Patterns and Correlates of Intergenerational Non-Time Transfers: Evidence from CHARLS. Aging in Asia Washington D.C.: National Academy of Sciences Press.
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Strauss, J. A., Hao, H., Li, L., Park, A., Yang, L., Zhao, Y.
(2012).
Health Care and Insurance Among the Elderly in China: Evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study, Pilot. Aging in Asia Washington D.C.: National Academy of Sciences Press.
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Park, A., Shen, Y., Strauss, J. A., Zhao, Y.
(2012).
Relying on Whom? Poverty and Consumption Financing of China's Elderly. (Vol. Aging in Asia). National Research Council.
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Strauss, J. A., Qian, E., Shen, M.
(2010).
Private Sector Industrialization in China. Palgrave/Macmillan.
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Strauss, J. A., Thomas, D.
(2008).
Health Over the Life Course in T.P. Schultz and J. Strauss (eds.), Handbook of Development Economics, Volume 4. (Vol. Handbook of Development Economics, Volume 4). Amsterdam: Elsevier.
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Journal Article |
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Hwang, W., Lei, X., Ridder, G., Strauss, J. A., Zhao, Y.
(2013).
Height, Height Shrinkage, Health at Older Ages and SES: Evidence from China. American Economic Journal: Applied Econoimcs.
Vol. 5 (2), pp. 86-121.
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Mani, S., Hoddinott, J., Strauss, J. A.
(2013).
Determinants of Schooling: Evidence from Rural Ethiopia. Journal of African Economies/ Oxford U Press.
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Mani, S., Hoddinott, J., Strauss, J. A.
(2012).
Long Term Impacts of Investments in Early Schooling: Empirical Evidence from Rural Ethiopia. Journal of Development Economics.
Vol. 99 (1), pp. 292-299.
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Smith, J. P., Shen, Y., Strauss, J. A., Yang, Z., Zhao, Y.
(2012).
The Effects of Childhood Health on Adult Health and SES in China. Economic Development and Cultural Change/University of Chicago Press.
Vol. 61 (1), pp. 127-155.
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Hu, Y., Smith, J. P., Strauss, J. A., Yang, G., Zhao, Y.
(2012).
Cohort Profile: The China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. International Journal of Epidemiology.
Vol. forthcoming
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Thomas, D., Witoelar, F., Frankenberg, E., Sikoki, B., Sumantri, C., Suriastini, W., Strauss, J. A.
(2012).
Cutting the Costs of Attrition: Evidence from the Indonesia Family Life Survey. Journal of Development Economics.
Vol. 98 (1), pp. 108-123.
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Kim, Y., Sikoki, B., Strauss, J. A., Witoelar, F.
(2011).
International Transmission of Health Among Older Adults: Empirical Evidence from Indonesia. Demography.
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Lee, N., Ridder, G., Strauss, J. A. Estimation of Poverty Transition Matrices WIth Noisy Data.
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Lei, X., Strauss, J. A., Tien, M., Zhao, Y.
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Living Arrangements of the Elderly in China. RAND Labor and Population Working Paper WR866.
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Strauss, J. A., Lei, X., Park, A., Shen, Y., Smith, J. P., Yang, Z., Zhao, Y.
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Health Outcomes and Socioeconomic Status Among the Elderly in China. Journal of Population Ageing.
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Technical Report |
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Crimmins, E., Hu, J., Hu, P., Huang, W., Kim, J., Shi, Y., Strauss, J. A., Zhang, L., Zhao, Y.
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CHARLS Pilot: Blood-Based Biomarker Documentation. China Center for Economic Research, Peking University.
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Strauss, J. A., Witoelar, F., Sikoki, B., Wattie, A.
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User's Guide for the Indonesia Family Life Survey, Wave 4: Volume 2. RAND Labor and Population Working Paper WR-675/2-NIA/NICHD.
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Strauss, J. A., Zhao, Y., Park, A., Sun, Y.
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China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study-Pilot User's Guide. China Center for Economic Research, Peking U.
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Strauss, J. A., Witoelar, F., Sikoki, B., Wattie, A.
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The Fourth Wave of the Indonesia Family Life Survey: Overview and Field Report. RAND Labor and Population Working Paper WR-675/1-NIA/NICHD.
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Honors and Awards |
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Chang Jiang Scholar at Peking University, 2005-
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Senior Fellow, Bureau for Research in Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), 2005-
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National Bureau of Economic Research, Research Associate, Development Economics, 2012-2013
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Service to the University |
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Administrative Appointments |
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Director of Graduate Studies, Dept of Economics, 2012-2013
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Director of Graduate Studies
Department of Economics, 2011-2012
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Director, Institute of Economic Policy Research, 08/16/2006-08/15/2008
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Committees |
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Director of Graduate Studies, 2011-2012
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Member, Senior Recruiting Committee, 2011-2012
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Member, Graduate Admissions Committee, 2010-2011
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Member, Graduate Admission Committee, 2009-2010
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Chair, 2nd Year Empirical Paper Committee, 2008-2009
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Service to the Profession |
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Conferences Organized |
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Organizer, Pacific Development Economics , USC, 2009-2010
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Editorships and Editorial Boards |
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Editor-in-Chief, Economic Development and Cultural Change, 08/2003-08/2013
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Review Panels |
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National Institutes of Health, Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel, 2012-2013
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African Economic Research Consortium, Resource Person, 1997-2011
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National Institutes of Health, Regional and International Differences in Health and Longevity at Older Ages, R01 review panel, 2010-2011
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National Institutes of Health, Subjective Well-Being, R01 review panel, 2010-2011
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National Institutes of Health, R21-R03 Review Panel, 2009-2010
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