Robert Sparrow

Robert Sparrow

Wageningen Universiteit

H-index: 29

Europe-Netherlands

About Robert Sparrow

Robert Sparrow, With an exceptional h-index of 29 and a recent h-index of 26 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Wageningen Universiteit, specializes in the field of Development economics.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Behavioural and environmental risk factors associated with primary schoolchildren’s overweight and obesity in urban Indonesia

‘Miracle seeds,’informational curses? The risk of high expectations for new agricultural technologies

Effects of performance-based capitation payment on the use of public primary health care services in Indonesia

Miracle seeds: Biased expectations, complementary input use, and the dynamics of smallholder technology adoption

The (perceived) quality of agricultural technology and its adoption: Experimental evidence from Uganda

WITHDRAWN: On the functioning of community-based health insurance schemes in rural Ethiopia

In Sickness and in Health: Diagnosing Indonesia: Edited by Firman Witoelar and Ariane Utomo. Singapore: ISEAS Publishing, 2022. Pp. 255. Paperback: S $42.16.

Lifting quality constraints to agricultural technology adoption in the Ugandan market for maize seed

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Citations(all)

3782

Citations(since 2020)

2033

Cited By

2401

hIndex(all)

29

hIndex(since 2020)

26

i10Index(all)

40

i10Index(since 2020)

35

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Robert Sparrow Skills & Research Interests

Development economics

Top articles of Robert Sparrow

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Journal

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Publication Date

Behavioural and environmental risk factors associated with primary schoolchildren’s overweight and obesity in urban Indonesia

Public Health Nutrition

Margarita de Vries Mecheva

Matthias Rieger

Robert Sparrow

Erfi Prafiantini

Rina Agustina

2023/8

‘Miracle seeds,’informational curses? The risk of high expectations for new agricultural technologies

Caroline Miehe

Leocardia Nabwire

Robert Sparrow

David Spielman

Bjorn Van Campenhout

2023/6/22

Effects of performance-based capitation payment on the use of public primary health care services in Indonesia

Social Science & Medicine

Novat Pugo Sambodo

Igna Bonfrer

Robert Sparrow

Menno Pradhan

Eddy van Doorslaer

2023/6/1

Miracle seeds: Biased expectations, complementary input use, and the dynamics of smallholder technology adoption

Caroline Miehe

Bjorn Van Campenhout

Leocardia Nabwire

Robert Sparrow

David J Spielman

2023/5/11

The (perceived) quality of agricultural technology and its adoption: Experimental evidence from Uganda

Caroline Miehe

Robert Sparrow

David Spielman

Bjorn Van Campenhout

2023/9/26

WITHDRAWN: On the functioning of community-based health insurance schemes in rural Ethiopia

Getnet Alemu

Zemzem Shigute

Anagaw Mebratie

Robert Sparrow

Arjun S Bedi

2023/1/29

In Sickness and in Health: Diagnosing Indonesia: Edited by Firman Witoelar and Ariane Utomo. Singapore: ISEAS Publishing, 2022. Pp. 255. Paperback: S $42.16.

Robert Sparrow

2023/9/2

Lifting quality constraints to agricultural technology adoption in the Ugandan market for maize seed

Caroline Miehe

Bjorn Van Campenhout

Robert Sparrow

David J Spielman

2023

Quality constraints to agricultural technology adoption: Can an information clearinghouse save the Ugandan market for seed?

Caroline Miehe

2022/11/2

What changed when Ugandan farmers rated input quality and local vendor services

Bjorn Van Campenhout

Caroline Miehe

David J Spielman

Robert Sparrow

2022/4/13

Demand and supply factors constraining the emergence and sustainability of an efficient seed system: A mock report

Bjorn Van Campenhout

Proscovia Renzaho Ntakyo

Robert Sparrow

David J Spielman

Caroline Miehe

2021/5/4

Economic consequences of ill-health in rural Ethiopia

Health systems & reform

Zelalem Yilma

Anagaw Derseh Mebratie

Robert Sparrow

Marleen Dekker

Getnet Alemu

...

2021/7/1

Adolescent nutrition—developing a research agenda for the second window of opportunity in Indonesia

Robert Sparrow

Rina Agustina

Hilde Bras

Grace Sheila

Matthias Rieger

...

2021/6

Information barriers to adoption of agricultural technologies: willingness to pay for certified seed of an open pollinated maize variety in Northern Uganda

Journal of Agricultural Economics

Astrid Mastenbroek

Irma Sirutyte

Robert Sparrow

2021/2

Snacks, nudges and asymmetric peer influence: Evidence from food choice experiments with children in Indonesia

Journal of Health Economics

Margarita de Vries Mecheva

Matthias Rieger

Robert Sparrow

Erfi Prafiantini

Rina Agustina

2021/9/1

Does geographic spending variation exacerbate healthcare benefit inequality? A benefit incidence analysis for Indonesia

Health Policy and Planning

Novat Pugo Sambodo

Eddy Van Doorslaer

Menno Pradhan

Robert Sparrow

2021/8/1

Social capital and economic development in a large multi-ethnic developing country: Evidence from Indonesia

Asep Suryahadi

Arnita Rishanty

R Robert Sparrow

2020

Social Health Insurance Schemes

Arjun S Bedi

Arpita Chakraborty

Sisir Debnath

Tarun Jain

Anagaw Derseh Mebratie

...

2020

The effect of Ethiopia’s community-based health insurance scheme on revenues and quality of care

International journal of environmental research and public health

Zemzem Shigute

Anagaw D Mebratie

Robert Sparrow

Getnet Alemu

Arjun S Bedi

2020/11

Indonesia under the new normal: Challenges and the way ahead

Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies

Robert Sparrow

Teguh Dartanto

Renate Hartwig

2020/9/1

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