Dr Stephanie von Hinke Kessler Scholder
Research Associate
Contact Details
Room: LG2
Telephone: 0117 33 10736
E-mail: S.Scholder@bristol.ac.uk
CMPO Working Papers
Research Interests
Stephanie's main research interests are in health economics, with a particular focus on the economics of obesity. Her research looks at both potential causes and consequences of the recent rise in body weight. She studies the effects of obesity on cognitive and non-cognitive skills in children, as well as on their behaviour. Some of the potential causes of obesity that Stephanie's research examines include maternal employment, peer groups, and school meals. Another area of interest is in the use of genetic variants within economics research, specifically in a Mendelian randomization setup.
Publications
- 'Mendelian Randomization: The Use of Genes in Instrumental Variable Analyses' (with G. Davey Smith, D. Lawlor, C. Propper and F. Windmeijer) Health Economics 2011, 20(8): 893-6
- 'Smarter Task Assignment or Greater Effort: What Makes a Difference In Team Performance?' (with S. Burgess, C. Propper, M. Ratto, and E. Tominey) The Economic Journal 2010, 120(547):968-989
- 'Maternal Employment and Overweight Children in the United Kingdom: Does Timing Matter?' Health Economics 2008, 17(8):889-906
Winner of the Student Paper Prize awarded at the 6th iHEA World Congress, Copenhagen, Denmark 8-11 July 2007
- 'Geen Sociaal Economische Ongelijkheid in het Wachten op Zorg?' (with E. van Doorslaer, J. Geurts and F. Frenken), Tijdschrift voor Gezondheidswetenschappen 2003, 81(8):501-506
Reports
- 'Evaluation of the Introduction of the Makinson Incentive Scheme in HM Customs and Excise' (with S. Burgess, C. Propper, M.Ratto and E. Tominey), Internal report for HM Customs and Excise (2005)
- 'Financial Risk Protection and Service Utilization in Armenia' (with D. Evans and K. Xu), WHO country report for Armenia (2004)
