SANJEEV SABHLOK
University of Southern California,
Department of Economics, KAP 300,
Los Angeles CA 90089. 		Phones: (213) 764-2836, (213) 740-3520
E-mail: sabhlok@usc.edu
Home Page: http://www-scf.usc.edu/~ssabhlok/
Placement Officers     Caroline Betts, Richard Easterlin, Timur Kuran, Jeffrey Nugent, Linwood Pendleton

Placement Assistant  Sheila Williams, KAP 300, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0253

Education


    1999 (expected), Ph.D., Economics, University of Southern California
    1996 M.A., Economics, University of Southern California
    1993 Post Graduate Diploma in Business (Econ. and Finance), Curtin University, Australia
    1979 B.Sc., Maths, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India

Honors

    1996-1999 All University Pre-Doctoral Merit Fellowship, University of Southern California
    1997-1998 Fellow, Communication, Population Research Bureau, Washington D.C.
    1994-1996 Joint Japan-World Bank Graduate Scholarship
    1992-1993 Colombo Plan Award by the Government of Australia
    1976-1980 National Science Talent Scholarship, India

Areas of Specialization

 J1 Demographic Economics, 01 Economic Development, P0 Economic Studies and Economic Systems

Dissertation

    Title           Institutions and the Old Age Security Motive for Fertility in Rural Thailand
    Advisor       Jeffrey B. Nugent
    Abstract     Test of theories of fertility, particularly the exchange model, based on micro-level data set. I model the demand for children as a function of expectation of old age care as well as the reliability of the implicit contract. Growth of opportunities for children is also controlled for.

Teaching Experience

Manuscript

    Institutions and the Old Age Security Motive for Fertility in Rural Thailand

Presentations at Professional Meetings

    A Case Study of Differences in State Performance in Fertility Reduction in India. PRB Session, Population Association of America, Chicago: April 2-4, 1998.

Research Experience

    1997        Research Assistant for Prof. Nugent. Also, researched social security issues for consulting firm.

    1982-94    Various research projects carried out, and reports prepared, during course of duty in Indian Administrative Service, the premier civil service of India. For example: Demographic study of migration into Assam, Computerization in Government, Study on Privatization, etc.

    References

    Jeffrey B. Nugent, Phone: (213) 740-2107

    Common address:

    Richard A. Easterlin, Phone: (213) 740-6993

    Department of Economics, KAP 300,

    Timur Kuran, Phone: (213) 740-2102

    University of Southern California,

    John E. Elliott, Phone: (213) 740-3510

    Los Angeles, CA 90089