

Education
- PhD, Political Economy, Harvard University, Cambridge, United States, 1993
- MPP, Harvard University, Cambridge, United States, 1984
- BA, History, Brandeis University, Waltham, United States, 1980
Biography
Selected Publications
Block, S. A. (2014). The post-independence decline and rise of crop productivity in sub-Saharan Africa: Measurement and explanations. Oxford Economic Papers, 66(2), 373-396. doi:10.1093/oep/gpt010
Bates, R. H., & Block, S. A. (2013). Revisiting African agriculture: Institutional change and productivity growth. Journal of Politics, 75(2), 372-384. doi:10.1017/S0022381613000078
Bates, R. H., & Block, S. (2018). Political institutions and economic growth in Africa's 'Renaissance'. Oxford Economic Papers, 70(2), 327-352. doi:10.1093/oep/gpx049
Bai, Y., Alemu, R., Block, S. A., Headey, D., & Masters, W. A. (2021). Cost and affordability of nutritious diets at retail prices: Evidence from 177 countries (Vol. 99). doi:10.1016/j.foodpol.2020.101983
Block, S., Haile, B., You, L., & Headey, D. (2022). Heat shocks, maize yields, and child height in Tanzania. Food Security, 14(1), 93-109. doi:10.1007/s12571-021-01211-6
Masters, W. A., Finaret, A. B., & Block, S. A. (2022). The economics of malnutrition: Dietary transition and food system transformation. Unknown Journal, 6, 4997-5083. doi:10.1016/bs.hesagr.2022.03.006