Jeffrey J. Rous

Previous Scheduled Teaching

Published Intellectual Contributions

Journal Article

• Cobb, S.L., McPherson, M.A., Molina, D.J., Quintanilla, J.A., Rasmussen, E., Rous, J.J. (2018). Teaching Economics to the Masses: The Effects of Student Help Centers on Academic Outcomes. International Review of Economics Education. 27 (January 2018) 16-23.
• Martinez, J., McPherson, M.A., Molina, D.J., Rous, J.J. (2013). The Economic Geography of Microenterprises: Clustering, Networking, and Knowledge Spillovers. Enterprise Development & Microfinance. 24 (4) 346-361. Practical Action Publishing. http://practicalaction.org/enterprise-development-microfinance
• Kim, Y.S., Rous, J.J. (2012). House Price Convergence: Evidence from U.S. State and Metropolitan Area Panels. Journal of Housing Economics. 21 (12) 169-186.
• McPherson, M.A., Rous, J.J. (2010). Access to Finance and Small Enterprise Growth: Evidence from East Java. Journal of Developing Areas. 43 (2) 159-172.
• Jewell, R., Rous, J.J. (2009). Measuring the Benefit of Prenatal Care in a Less-Developed Country: Semi-Parametric Estimates from Uruguay. Journal of Developing Areas. 42 (2) 57-75.
• Aggarwal, R.M., Rous, J.J. (2006). Awareness and Quality of Knowledge Regarding HIV/AIDS among Women in India. Journal of Development Studies. 42 (3) 371-401.
• Hotchkiss, D.R., Rous, J.J., Seiber, E.E., Berruti, A.A. (2005). Is Maternal and Child Health Service Use a Causal Gateway to Subsequent Contraceptive Use?: A Multi-Country Study. Population Research and Policy Review. 24 (6) 543-571.
• Seiber, E., Hotchkiss, D., Rous, J.J., Berruti, A. (2005). The Effects of MCH Service Utilization on Subsequent Contraceptive Use in Bolivia and Guatemala. Social Science & Medicine. 61 (2) 279-291.
• Rous, J.J., Jewell, R., Brown, R. (2004). Estimating the Impact of Prenatal Care Visits on Birth Weight: A Full-Information Maximum Likelihood Estimation. Health Economics. 13 (3) 251-264.
• Rous, J.J., Hotchkiss, D. (2003). An Empirical Analysis of the Determinants of Household Health Care Expenditures in Nepal with Controls for Endogenous Illness and Provider Choice: A Full-Information Maximum Likelihood Estimation. Health Economics. 12 (6) 431-451.
• Rous, J.J. (2001). Is Breast-feeding a Substitute for Contraception in Family Planning?. Demography. 38 (4) 497-512.
• Brown, R., Jewell, R., Rous, J.J. (2000). Provider Availability, Race and Abortion Demand. Southern Economic Journal. 67 (3) 656-671.
• Brown, R., Jewell, R., Rous, J.J. (1999). Abortion Decisions Among Hispanic Women Along the Texas-Mexico Border. Social Science Quarterly. 81 (1) 237-252.
• Hotchkiss, D., Magnani, R., Rous, J.J., Azelmat, M., Mroz, T., Heikel, J. (1999). The Effects of Maternal-Child Health Service on Subsequent Contraceptive Use in Morocco. Journal of Biosocial Science. 31 (2) 145-165.
• Hotchkiss, D., Rous, J.J. (1998). Household Health Expenditure in Nepal: Implications for Health Care Financing Reform. Health Policy and Planning. 13 (4) 371-383.
• Akin, J., Rous, J.J. (1997). The Effect of Provider Characteristics on Contraceptive Provider Choice: A Two-equation Full Information Maximum Likelihood Estimation. Demography. 34 (4) 513-523.

Research Report

• Hotchkis, D.R., Rous, J.J., Seiber, E.E., Berruti, A.A. (2003). The Influence of Maternal & Child Health Service Utilization & Access to Private Sector Family Planning Services on Subsequent Contraceptive Use: A Multicountry Study. Other. Washington, DC., Commercial Market Strategies Project, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu.
• Hotchkiss, D.R., Rous, J.J., Berruti, A., Magnani, R.J. (2000). The Effects of MCH Service Utilization on Subsequent Contraceptive Use in Tanzania. Washington, DC., USAID's Commercial Market Strategies Project, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu.

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Grant - Research

• Zhou, Y. (Principal), Carroll, M.C., Jiang, H., Kim, M., Rous, J.J., Yang, X., "Team Mentoring Grant," University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (2021 - 2022).
• Jewell, R. (Co-Principal), Lyons, D. (Co-Principal), McPherson, M.A. (Co-Principal), Molina, D.J. (Co-Principal), Rice, M.D. (Co-Principal), Rous, J.J. (Co-Principal), "An Exploratory Survey of the Micro Enterprises in Central Mexico with a Focus on Agglomeration Externalities and Benefits of Return Migration," sponsored by Charn Uswachoke Fund (UNT), University of North Texas, $2000 Funded. (2008 - 2009).