Jacques Van Der Gaag

Biographic Data

ID1151837
NAMEJacques Van Der Gaag
GIVEN NAMESJacques
FAMILY NAMEVan Der Gaag
SIGNATUREVAN DER GAAG J
AFFILIATIONSWorld Bank
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS15
TOTAL CITATIONS31
WORKS AS AUTHOR14
WORKS AS EDITOR1
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1978
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2014
H-INDEX4

  • Refusal Bias in the Estimation of HIV Prevalence

    Open AccessWendy Janssens, Jacques Van Der Gaag et al.ARTICLEDemography2014References: 26

    In 2007, UNAIDS corrected estimates of global HIV prevalence downward from 40 million to 33 million based on a methodological shift from sentinel surveillance to population-based surveys. Since then, population-based surveys are considered the gold standard for estimating HIV prevalence. However, prevalence rates based on representative surveys may be biased because of nonresponse. This article investigates one potential source of nonresponse bia…

  • An Integrated Scientific Framework for Child Survival and Early Childhood Development

    Jack P Shonkoff, L M Richter et al.ARTICLEPEDIATRICS2012

    Building a strong foundation for healthy development in the early years of life is a prerequisite for individual well-being, economic productivity, and harmonious societies around the world. Growing scientific evidence also demonstrates that social and physical environments that threaten human development (because of scarcity, stress, or instability) can lead to short-term physiologic and psychological adjustments that are necessary for immediate…

  • The inequitable impact of health shocks on the uninsured in Namibia

    Open AccessEmily Gustafsson-Wright, Wendy Janssens et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy and Planning2011Cited by: 1References: 12

    The AIDS pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa puts increasing pressure on the buffer capacity of low- and middle-income households without access to health insurance. This paper examines the relationship between health shocks, insurance status and health-seeking behaviour. It also investigates the possible mitigating effects of insurance on income loss and out-of-pocket health expenditure. The study uses a unique dataset based on a random sample of 176…

  • Willingness to pay for health insurance

    Open AccessEmily Gustafsson-Wright, Abay Asfaw et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2009Cited by: 4References: 29

  • Education and Development

    Open AccessJacques Van Der GaagARTICLEJournal of Development Economics2003Cited by: 4

  • Health and health expenditures in adjusting and non-adjusting countries

    Open AccessJacques Van Der Gaag, Tania BarhamARTICLESocial Science & Medicine1998Cited by: 6References: 11

  • Including the poor

    Michael Lipton, Jacques Van Der GaagEDITORBOOKIncluding the poor1993

    No AccessRegional and Sectoral Studies1 Feb 2013Including the poorProceedings of a symposium organized by the World Bank and the International Food Policy Research InstituteAuthors/Editors: Michael Lipton, Jacques van der GaagMichael Lipton, Jacques van der Gaaghttps://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-2674-0SectionsAboutPDF (2.9 MB) ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinked In Abstract:The incidence of poverty has fa…

  • Identifying the poor in developing countries

    Open AccessPaul Glewwe, Jacques Van Der GaagARTICLEWorld Development1990Cited by: 11References: 7

  • Wage Determinants in Côte d'Ivoire

    Jacques Van Der Gaag, Wim Vijverberg et al.ARTICLEEconomic Development and Cultural…1989Cited by: 1

  • A Switching Regression Model for Wage Determinants in the Public and Private Sectors of a Developing Country

    Jacques Van Der Gaag, Wim Vijverberg et al.ARTICLEThe Review of Economics and…1988

    Jacques van der Gaag, Wim Vijverberg, A Switching Regression Model for Wage Determinants in the Public and Private Sectors of a Developing Country, The Review of Economics and Statistics, Vol. 70, No. 2 (May, 1988), pp. 244-252

  • Responses to Poverty

    Jacques Van Der Gaag, Robert Walker et al.ARTICLEIndustrial and Labor Relations…1987

  • The Direct Measurement of Welfare Levels

    Sheldon Danziger, Jacques Van Der Gaag et al.ARTICLEThe Review of Economics and…1984

    Sheldon Danziger, Jacques van der Gaag, Michael K. Taussig, Eugene Smolensky, The Direct Measurement of Welfare Levels: How Much Does it Cost to Make Ends Meet?, The Review of Economics and Statistics, Vol. 66, No. 3 (Aug., 1984), pp. 500-505

  • On measuring the cost of children

    Open AccessJacques Van Der GaagARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review1982Cited by: 3References: 14

  • What influences children's health

    Open AccessBetsy Wolfe, Barbara L Wolfe et al.ARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review1982Cited by: 1References: 3

  • The Demand for Primary Health Care

    Jacques Van Der Gaag, Wynand van de VenARTICLEMedical Care1978

    Data about the demand for primary health care, collected in a group practice of more than 10,000 individuals, were analyzed by Probit and Tobit techniques. With respect to the number of GP-contacts the results indicate, besides the well-known impact of age, sex, social class and morbidity, serious Interdoctor Variation, important influence of Problem Behavior and significant differences due to the Insurance System