Curriculum vitae


Twitter: @jwscain
Fields: Economic Development, Poverty and Inequality, Health Finance and Economics, Applied Econometrics


EDUCATION

Ph.D., Agricultural and Applied Economics

M.A., Economics

Master in Development Economics

B.S., Business Economics


EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Consultant, Global Strategy for Health, Nutrition and Population
The World Bank, Washington, D.C., USA
June 2016 to present

Visiting Instructor of Economics, Sykes College of Business
University of Tampa, Florida, USA
August 2015 to May 2016

Adjunct Economics Instructor, Sykes College of Business
University of Tampa, Florida, USA
August 2014 to May 2015

Adjunct Economics Instructor, Kate Tiedemann College of Business
June to July 2014

Adjunct Economics Instructor
Central Methodist University, Columbia, Missouri, USA
Columbia College, Missouri, USA
June to July 2012

Assistant Economics and Statistics Analyst, Economics and Research Department
Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines
March 2007 to June 2009

Database Manager and Poverty Data Analyst, Economics and Research Department
Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines
November 2005 to February 2007


PUBLICATIONS

Health Finance and Economics

"From Double Shock to Double Recovery – Old Scars, New Wounds: Technical Update 2," (with C. Kurowski, D.B. Evans, A. Tandon, P.H. Eozenou, M. Schmidt, A. Irwin, E.S. Pambudi, and I. Postolovska) Health, Nutrition and Population (HNP) Discussion Paper Washington, D.C.: World Bank Group (September 2022).

Assessing public financing for nutrition in Bhutan, Nepal and Sri Lanka,” (with C.T. Andersen, D.N. Chaudhery, M. Ghimire, H. Higashi, and A. Tandon). Maternal & Child Nutrition 18(3):e13320.

"Making the Case for Health: A Messaging Guide for Domestic Resource Mobilization" (with A. Tandon, D. Bloom, L. Oliveira Hashiguchi, P. Hoang-Vu Eozenou, A. Nigam, and S. Nagpal). Joint Learning Network for Universal Health Coverage (2021).

Reaching UHC: making the case for investing more and better.” (with A. Tandon, PH.V. Eozenou, A. Nigam, E. Van De Poel, D. Bloom, M. Lutalo, and S. Nagpal). World Bank Blogs. December 13, 2021. 

"From Double Shock to Double Recovery – Widening Rifts: Technical Update 1," (with C. Kurowski, D.B. Evans, A. Tandon, P.H. Eozenou, M. Schmidt, A. Irwin, E.S. Pambudi, and I. Postolovska) Health, Nutrition and Population (HNP) Discussion Paper Washington, D.C.: World Bank Group (September 2021).


"From Double Shock to Double Recovery: Implications and Options for Health Financing in The Time of COVID-19." (with C. Kurowski, D.B. Evans, A. Tandon, P.H. Eozenou, M. Schmidt, A. Irwin, E.S. Pambudi, and I. Postolovska) Health, Nutrition and Population (HNP) Discussion Paper Washington, D.C.: World Bank Group (March 2021).

"Economic Impact of COVID-19 : Implications for Health Financing in Asia and Pacific" (with A. Tandon, T. Roubal, L. McDonald, P. Cowley, T. Palu, V. de Oliveira Cruz, P. Eozenou, H.S. Teo, M. Schmidt, E. Pambudi, I. Postolovska, D. Evans, and C. Kurowski). HNP Discussion Paper. Washington, D.C.: World Bank Group (2020).

From slippery slopes to steep hills: Contrasting landscapes of economic growth and public spending for health,” (with A. Tandon, C. Kurowski, A. Dozol, and I. Postolovska). Social Science & Medicine (259, August 2020):113171.

Pandemic Preparedness Financing: Status Update,” (with N. Workie, A. McManus, R. Seifman, T. Palu, and T.M. White). Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (2019).

The Future of Health Financing in Vietnam: Ensuring Sufficiency, Efficiency, and Sustainability,” (with H.S. Teo, S. Bales, and C. Bredenkamp). Washington, D.C.: World Bank Group (2019).

Intertemporal Dynamics of Public Financing forUniversal Health Coverage: Accounting for Fiscal Space Across Countries,” (with Ajay Tandon, Christoph Kurowski, and Iryna Postolovska). HNP Discussion Paper no. 133115. Washington, D.C.: World Bank Group (2018).

Myanmar – Health Financing System Assessment,” (with Hui Sin Teo). HNP Discussion Paper. Washington, D.C., The World Bank Group (2018).

Revealing the Missing Link,” (with Wei Aun Yap, Eko Setyo Pambudi, Puti Marzoeki, and Ajay Tandon) World Bank Other Operational Studies no. 27469, The World Bank (2017).

Poverty and Inequality

“Accounting for Inequality in India: Evidence from Household Expenditures” (with Rana Hasan, Rhoda Magsombol, and Ajay Tandon), in R. Kanbur, C. Ree, and J. Zhuang (eds.), Inequalityin Asia and the Pacific: Trends, Drivers, and Policy Implications, Routledge, New York, NY (2014):373-407.

“Trade Liberalization and Poverty Reduction: New Evidence from Indian States” (with Rana Hasan and Devashish Mitra), in J. Bhagwati and A. Panagariya (eds.), India’s Reforms: How They Produced Inclusive Growth, Oxford University Press, USA (2012):91-185.
  •        Also published as Working Paper no. 3333, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University (2010).
“Inequality and Poverty in Asia” (with Rana Hasan and Rhoda Magsombol), in J. Zhuang (ed.), Poverty, Inequality, and Inclusive Growth in Asia: Measurement, Policy issues, and Country Studies, Anthem Press and Asian Development Bank (2010):35-85.

Accounting for Inequality in India: Evidence from Household Expenditures” (with Rana Hasan, Rhoda Magsombol, and Ajay Tandon), World Development 38(2010):282-97.
Poverty Impact of the Economic Slowdown in Developing Asia: Some Scenarios,” (with Rana Hasan and Rhoda Magsombol), Economics Working Paper no. 153, Asian Development Bank (2009).

Comparing Poverty Across Countries: The Role of Purchasing Power Parities” (with Rana Hasan and Rhoda Magsombol), Special Chapter in Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific (2008), Manila: Asian Development Bank.

Inequality in Asia” (with Rana Hasan and Rhoda Magsombol), Special Chapter in Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific (2007), Manila: Asian Development Bank.

Applied Econometrics

"Global Edible Vegetable Oil Market Trends," (with Joe L. Parcell, Yasutomo Kojima, and Alice Roach). BioMedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research Vol.2 No.1 (2018):2282-91.

A Global Demand Analysis of Vegetable Oils for Food and Industrial Use: A Cross-Country Panel Data Analysis with Spatial Econometrics” (with Yasutomo Kojima and Joe L. Parcell), Conference paper presented at the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Annual Meeting (August 2016).

The Impact of Renewable Fuel Production on SoybeanOil Spatial Price Dynamics” (with Joe L. Parcell and Yasutomo Kojima), Journal of Agribusiness 33 (Fall 2015):39-63.

Welfare Impacts of Introducing Drought-Tolerant Soybeans” (with Joe L. Parcell), Conference paper presented at the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Annual Meeting (July 2014).

Ranking Specialty Crop Profitability: Iterative Stochastic Dominance” (with Joe L. Parcell), Conference paper presented at the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Annual Meeting (July 2014).

Soybean Oil Spatial Price Dynamics” (with Joe L. Parcell), Conference paper presented at the NCCC-134 Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management (April 2014).

Marginal Implicit Values of Soybean Quality Attributes” (with Joe L. Parcell), Conference paper presented at the Southern Agricultural Economics Association (SAEA) Annual Meeting (February 2014).

An Empirical Analysis of Demand for U.S. Soybeans in the Philippines” (with Joe L. Parcell and Yasutomo Kojima), Conference paper presented at the Southern Agricultural Economics Association (SAEA) Annual Meeting (February 2014).

A Demand Model of the Wholesale Vegetable Oils Market in the U.S.A.” (with Yasutomo Kojima and Joe L. Parcell), Conference paper presented at the Southern Agricultural Economics Association (SAEA) Annual Meeting (February 2014).

Drought Tolerance of Soybean Crops in Missouri” (with Joe L. Parcell), Conference paper presented at the Southern Agricultural Economics Association (SAEA) Annual Meeting (February 2013).


RESEARCH PROJECTS

World Bank

World Health Organization and The World Bank (2021). Global Monitoring Report on Financial Protection in Health. Geneva.

World Health Organization and The World Bank (2021). Tracking Universal Health Coverage: 2021 Global Monitoring Report. Geneva.

JLN DRM Collaborative (various years). Narrative Summaries on Public Expenditure on Health. Joint Learning Network for Universal Health Coverage.
World Bank. 2021. Assessing Public Financing for Nutrition in Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. Health, Nutrition and Population Knowledge Brief. World Bank; Washington, D.C.

Piatti-Funfkirchen, M., A. Hashim, S. Alkenbrack, and S. Gurazada. (2021). Following the Government Playbook: Channeling Development Assistance for Health through Country Systems. Washington, D.C.: World Bank Group.

World Bank (2021). South Asia Economic Focus, Spring 2021: South Asia Vaccinates. Washington, DC: World Bank.

Mbuya, N.V., S.Osornprasop, and C. David. (2019). Addressing the Double Burden of Malnutrition in ASEAN. World Bank: Bangkok.


World Bank. Pacific Islands Health Financing Systems Assessment. Washington, D.C.: World Bank

Alkenbrack, S.. C. Kurowski, R. Hafez, M.O. Alade, A.O. Odutolu, A.G. Ajiboye, O.O. Okunola, and B. Loveinsohn. (2018). Nigeria: Immunization Financing Assessment. Health, Nutrition and Population (HNP) Discussion Paper Washington, D.C.: World Bank Group.



Asian Development Bank

Mehta, A., J. Felipe, P. Quising, and S. Camingue (2013). "Where have all the educated workers gone? Services and wage inequality in three Asian economies." Metroeconomica 64(3):466-97.

Hasan, R., D. Mitra, P. Ranjan, and R.N. Ahsan (2012). “Trade liberalization and unemployment: Theory and evidence from India.” Journal of Development Economics 97:269-80.

Mehta, A., J. Felipe, P. Quising, and S. Camingue (2011). "Overeducation in developing economies: How can we test for it, and what does it mean?" Economics of Education Review 30(6):1334-47.

Asian Development Bank (2009). “Enterprises in Asia: Fostering Dynamism in SMEs.” Special Chapter in Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2009. Manila: Asian Development Bank.

Bjornestad, L. (2009) Fiscal decentralization, fiscal incentives, and pro-poor outcomes: Evidence from Viet Nam," ADB Economics Working Paper Series no. 168, Manila: Asian Development Bank.

Asian Development Bank (2008). "Food Prices and Inflation in Developing Asia: Is Poverty Reduction Coming to an End?" Manila: Asian Development Bank.

Hasan, R., D. Mitra, and B.P. Ural (2007). "Trade Liberalization, Labor-Market Institutions, and Poverty Reduction:Evidence from Indian States." India Policy Forum 3(1):71-122. Global Economy and Development Program, The Brookings Institution.

Felipe, J., and R. Hasan (2006). Labor Markets in Asia: Issues and Perspectives, Palgrave Macmillan UK.


PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

3.       Agricultural and Applied Economics Association(US)ultural Economics Society (UK) on ds the