Sven Neelsen

Junior Economist and Doctoral Student

Ifo Institute
International Institutional Comparisons
Poschingerstra�e 5
81679 M�nchen

Phone: +49(0)89/9224-1392
Fax: +49(0)89/985369

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Website: http://www.cesifo-group.de/neelsen-s

Sven Neelsen

Main focus:

Health and Development Economics, applied Econometrics.

Employed at the Ifo Institute since 2009.

Academic Background:

10/2001	-	04/2008	Pre-Diploma and Diploma Studies in Economics and Political Science -Albertus-Magnus-University, Cologne
		05/2000	Abitur (A-Levels)

Languages:

English, Spanish, French (working knowledge).

Professional Experience:

05/2008

12/2008

Consultant in a GTZ/Worldbank Research Project on Energy Use in African SMEs � RWI, Accra (Ghana) and Kampala (Uganda)

Projects

DICE Database

DICE Database for Institutional Comparisons in Europe (2010)

Publications

Articles in refereed journals

Forthcoming

Neelsen, Sven (with Thomas Stratmann, Jonathan Klick), "The Effect of Abortion Liberalization on Sexual Behavior: International Evidence", American Law and Economics Review, Forthcoming

2012

Neelsen, Sven (with Thomas Stratmann), "Long-run effects of fetal influenza exposure: Evidence from Switzerland", Social Science & Medicine 74 (1), 2012, 58-66 ( Information )

2011

Neelsen, Sven (with Joerg Peters), "Electricity usage in micro-enterprises � Evidence from Lake Victoria, Uganda", Energy for Sustainable Development 15, 2011, 21-31 ( More Information )

Neelsen, Sven (with Thomas Stratmann), "Effects of Prenatal and Early Life Malnutrition: Evidence from the Greek Famine", Journal of Health Economics 30 (3), 2011, 479-488 ( Working paper version available as: CESifo Working Paper 2994 (PDF) and George Mason Law & Economics Research Paper Nr. 10-09 (Abstract) )

Papers in academic volumes

2011

Neelsen, Sven, "Krankenversicherung: Bei uns darf man ruhig krank werden", in: Georg Milbradt, Gernot Nerb, Wolfgang Ochel und Hans-Werner Sinn (Hrsg.): Der ifo Wirtschaftskompass, Carl Hanser, M�nchen, 2011, 158-159

Articles in non-refereed journals

2010

Neelsen, Sven (with Mathias Kifmann), "Germany's Struggle with Prices for Patent-protected Drugs", CESifo DICE Report 8 (3), 2010, 43-52 ( Download )

2009

Neelsen, Sven (with Michael Metzger), "Obamacare � Hoffnung auf eine Reform des amerikanischen Gesundheitssystems?", ifo Schnelldienst 62 (21), 2009, 45-51 ( Abstract / Download )

Working Papers

2011

Neelsen, Sven (with Thomas Stratmann), "Long-Run Effects of Prenatal Influenza-Exposure: Evidence from Switzerland", GMU Working Paper in Economics Nr. 11-24, 2011 ( Abstract )

2010

Neelsen, Sven (with Thomas Stratmann), "Effects of Prenatal and Early Life Malnutrition: Evidence from the Greek Famine", CESifo Working Paper Nr. 2994, 2010 ( Abstract / Download )

Neelsen, Sven (with Thomas Stratmann), "Effects of Prenatal and Early Life Malnutrition: Evidence from the Greek Famine", George Mason Law & Economics Research Paper Nr. 10-09, 2010 ( More Information )

2009

Neelsen, Sven (with Thomas Stratmann, Jonathan Klick), "The Effect of Abortion Liberalization on Sexual Behavior: International Evidence", Ifo Working Paper Nr. 79, 2009 ( Abstract / Download )

Neelsen, Sven (with Thomas Stratmann, Jonathan Klick), "The Effect of Abortion Liberalization on Sexual Behavior: International Evidence", SSRN Working Paper Series 1434600, 2009 ( Abstract )

Presentations at International Conferences

Sven Neelsen, "Effects of Prenatal and Early Life Malnutrition: Evidence from the Greek Famine�, EEA Konferenz 2011, 25 - 29 Aug. 2011, Oslo, Norway

Sven Neelsen, "Long-term Effects of Prenatal Influenza Exposure: Evidence from Switzerland", ESPE 2011 conference, 16 - 18 June 2011, Hangzhou, China