Prof. Dr. Sebastian Vollmer

Journal Articles: Economics

• Heldring L, Robinson J, Vollmer S (forthcoming) The Long-Run Impact of the Dissolution of the English Monasteries. Quarterly Journal of Economics, DOI: 10.1093/qje/qjab030


• Krämer M, Kumar S, Vollmer S (forthcoming) Improving Child Health and Cognition: Evidence from a School-Based Nutrition Intervention in India. Review of Economics and Statistics, DOI: 10.1162/rest_a_00950


• Krämer M, Kumar S, Vollmer S (2021) Anemia, diet, and cognitive development: Impact of health information on diet quality and child nutrition in rural India. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 190: 495-523


• Chavarría E, Diba F, Marcus ME, Marthoenis, Reuter A, Rogge L, Vollmer S (2021) Knowing versus Doing: Protective Health Behavior against COVID-19 in Aceh, Indonesia. Journal of Development Studies, 57(8): 1245–1266


• Ogbuoji O, Vollmer S, Jamison D, Bärnighausen T (2020) Economic consequences of better health: insights from clinical data. The BMJ, 370: m2186


• Mittal N, Viswanath R, Vollmer S (2020) Covid-19 in Ländern mit niedrigem oder mittlerem Einkommen: Das Beispiel Indien. Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik, 21(3): 301-310


• Bommer C, Mittal N, Vollmer S (2020) The Impact of Nutritional Interventions on Child Health and Cognitive Development. Annual Review of Resource Economics, 12: 345–366


• Deichmann U, Reuter A, Vollmer S, Zhang F (2019) Relationship between Energy Intensity and Economic Growth New Evidence from a Multi‐Country Multi‐Sector Data Set. World Development, 124: 104664


• Minasyan A, Zenker J, Klasen S, Vollmer S (2019) Educational Gender Gaps and Economic Growth: A Systematic Review and Meta-Regression Analysis. World Development 122: 199-217


• Steinert JI, Cluver LD, Meinck F, Doubt J, Vollmer S (2018) Household Economic Strengthening through Financial and Psychosocial Programming: Evidence from a Field Experiment in South Africa. Journal of Development Economics, 134: 443-466


• Zenker J, Wagener A, Vollmer S (2018) Better Knowledge Need Not Affect Behavior: A Randomized Evaluation of the Demand for Lottery Tickets in Rural Thailand. World Bank Economic Review, 32(3): 570–583


• Steinert JI, Cluver L, Melendez-Torres GJ, Vollmer S (2018) One Size Fits All? The Validity of a Composite Poverty Index Across Urban and Rural Households in South Africa. Social Indicators Research, 136(1): 51-72


• Bommer C, Sagalova V, Heesemann E, Manne-Goehler J, Atun R, Bärnighausen T, Davies JI, Vollmer S (2018) Global economic burden of diabetes in adults: projections from 2015-2030. Diabetes Care, 41(5): 963-970


• Bommer C, Heesemann E, Sagalova V, Manne-Goehler J, Atun R, Bärnighausen T, Vollmer S (2017) The Global Economic Burden of Diabetes in Adults aged 20 to 79: A Cost-of-Illness Study. The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, 5(6): 423-430


• Kumar S, Molitor R, Vollmer S (2016) Drought and Early Child Health in Rural India. Population and Development Review, 42(1): 53-68


• Villalobos Barría C, Klasen, S, Vollmer S (2016) The Distribution Dynamics of Human Development in Mexico 1990-2010. Review of Income and Wealth, 62(S1): S47-S67


• Strulik H, Vollmer S (2015) The Fertility Transition around the World. Journal of Population Economics, 28(1): 31-44


• Vollmer S, Harttgen K, Subramanyam MA, Finlay J, Klasen S, Subramanian SV (2014) Association between economic growth and early childhood undernutrition: evidence from 121 Demographic and Health Surveys from 36 low-income and middle-income countries. The Lancet Global Health, 2(4): e225-e234


• Fink G, McConnell M, Vollmer S (2014) Testing for Heterogeneous Treatment Effects in Experimental Data: False Discovery Risks and Correction Procedures. Journal of Development Effectiveness, 6(1): 44-57


• Harttgen K, Vollmer S (2014) A Reversal in the Relationship of Human Development with Fertility? Demography, 51(1): 173-184


• Harttgen K, Vollmer S (2013) Using an Asset Index to Simulate Household Income. Economics Letters, 121(2): 257-262


• Harttgen K, Klasen S, Vollmer S (2013) Economic Growth and Child Undernutrition in sub-Saharan Africa. Population and Development Review, 39(3): 397-412


• Harttgen K, Klasen S, Vollmer S (2013) An African Growth Miracle? Or: What do Asset Indices Tell us about Trends in Economic Performance? Review of Income and Wealth, 59(S1): S37-S61


• Strulik H, Vollmer S (2013) Long-Run Trends of Human Aging and Longevity. Journal of Population Economics, 26(4): 1303-1323


• Herzer D, Vollmer S (2013) Rising Top Incomes Do Not Raise the Tide. Journal of Policy Modeling, 35(4): 504-519


• Vollmer S, Holzmann H, Schwaiger F (2013) Peaks vs Components. Review of Development Economics, 17(2): 352-364


• Vollmer S, Holzmann H, Ketterer F, Klasen S (2013) Distribution Dynamics of Regional GDP per Employee in Unified Germany. Empirical Economics, 44(2): 491-509


• Vollmer S, Holzmann H, Ketterer F, Klasen S, Canning D (2013) The Emergence of Three Human Development Clubs. PLOS ONE, 8(3): e57624


• Kumar S, Vollmer S (2013) Does Access to Improved Sanitation Reduce Childhood Diarrhea in Rural India? Health Economics, 22(4): 410-427


• Herzer D, Strulik H, Vollmer S (2012) The Long-Run Determinants of Fertility: One Century of Demographic Change 1900-1999. Journal of Economic Growth, 17(4): 357-385


• Herzer D, Vollmer S (2012) Inequality and Growth: Evidence from Panel Cointegration. Journal of Economic Inequality, 10(4): 489-503


• Kröhnert S, Vollmer S (2012) Gender-Specific Migration from Eastern to Western Germany: Where Have All the Young Women Gone? International Migration, 50(5): 95-112


• Nowak-Lehmann F, Herzer D, Vollmer S, Martínez-Zarzoso I (2011) Modelling the dynamics of market shares in a pooled data setting: econometric and empirical issues. Applied Economics, 43(7): 823–835


• Holzmann H, Vollmer S (2008) A Likelihood Ratio Test for Bimodality in Two-Component Mixtures with Application to Regional Income Distribution in the EU. AStA Advances in Statistical Analysis, 92(1): 57-69 [R Package]


• Nowak-Lehmann F, Herzer D, Martínez-Zarzoso I, Vollmer S (2007) The Impact of a Customs Union between Turkey and the EU on Turkey's Exports to the EU. Journal of Common Market Studies, 45(3): 719-743

Journal Articles: Public Health

• Heesemann E, Mähler C, Subramanyam MA, Vollmer S (accepted) Pregnancy anemia, child health and development: A cohort study in rural India. BMJ Open


• Basu S, et al. (accepted) Expanding access to newer medicines for people with type 2 diabetes mellitus in low- and middle-income countries: a microsimulation and price target analysis. The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology


• Basu S, Flood D, Geldsetzer P, Theilmann M, Marcus M, Ebert C, Mayige M, Wong-McClure R, Farzadfar F, Moghaddam SS, Agoudavi K, Norov B, Houehanou C, Andall-Brereton G, Gurung M, Brian G, Bovet P, Martins J, Atun R, Bärnighausen T, Vollmer S, Manne-Goehler J, Davies J (forthcoming) Estimated effect of increased diagnosis, treatment, and control of diabetes and its associated cardiovascular risk factors among low-income and middle-income countries: a microsimulation model. The Lancet Global Health, DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(21)00340-5


• GBD Health Financing Collaborators (forthcoming) Tracking development assistance for health and for COVID-19: a review of development assistance, government, out-of-pocket, and other private spending on health for 204 countries and territories, 1990–2050 . The Lancet, DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01258-7


• Teufel F, Geldsetzer P, Subramanyam M, Yapa M, De Neve J-W, Vollmer S*, Bärnighausen T* (forthcoming) The effect of bearing and rearing a child on blood pressure: A nationally representative instrumental variable analysis of 444 611 mothers in India. International Journal of Epidemiology, DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyab058 (* joint last authors)


• Heemann M, Kim R, Vollmer S, Subramanian SV (2021) Assessment of Undernutrition Among Children in 55 Low- and Middle-Income Countries Using Dietary and Anthropometric Measures. JAMA Network Open, 4(8): e2120627


• GBD Vaccine Coverage Collaborators (2021) Measuring routine childhood vaccination coverage in 204 countries and territories, 1980–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2020, Release 1. The Lancet, 398: 503–521


• Kuber A, Reuter A, Geldsetzer P, Chimbindi N, Moshabela M, Tanser F, Bärnighausen T, Vollmer S (2021) The Effect of Antiretroviral Therapy on Body Mass Index and Blood Pressure of Patients with HIV in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Scientific Reports, 11: 14718


• Teufel F, Seiglie JA, Geldsetzer P, Theilmann M, Marcus M, Ebert C, Agoudavi K, Andall-Brereton G, Aryal KK, Bicaba BW, Brian G, Bovet P, Dorobantu M, Gathecha G, Gurung MS, Guwatudde D, Msaidié M, Houehanou C, Houinato D, Jorgensen J, Kagaruki GB, Karki KB, Labadarios D, Martins JS, Mayige MT, McClure RW, Mwangi JK, Mwalim O, Norov B, Quesnel-Crooks S, Silver BK, Sturua L, Tsabedze L, Wesseh CS, Stokes A, Essien UR, De Neve J-W, Atun R, Davies JI, Vollmer S, Bärnighausen T, Ali MK, Meigs JB, Wexler DJ, Manne-Goehler J (2021) Body mass index and diabetes risk in 57 low- and middle-income countries: a cross-sectional study of nationally-representative individual-level data. The Lancet, 398: 238-248


• Bogler L, Weber A-C, Ntambi J, Kapeu AS, Zagre NM, Ekpini RE, Vollmer S (2021) Health-care seeking for childhood diseases by parental age in Western and Central Africa between 1995 and 2017: A descriptive analysis using DHS and MICS from 23 low- and middle- income countries. Journal of Global Health, 11: 13010


• Weber A-C, Kapeu AS, Bogler L, Vollmer S, Ekpini RE, Zagre NM (2021) The wealth gradient in diarrhoea, acute respiratory infections, and malaria in childhood over time: A descriptive analysis using DHS and MICS from Western and Central Africa between 1995 and 2017. Journal of Global Health, 11: 13009


• Simen-Kapeu A, Bogler L, Weber A-C, Ntambi J, Zagre NM, Vollmer S, Ekpini RE (2021) Prevalence of diarrhoea, acute respiratory infections, and malaria over time (1995-2017): A regional analysis of 23 countries in West and Central Africa. Journal of Global Health, 11: 13008


• Sagalova V, Vollmer S, Ntambi J, Sodjinou R, Bärnighausen T, Simen-Kapeu A, Zagre NM, Nanama S (2021) Socio-economic predictors of undernutrition and anaemia in adolescent mothers in West and Central Africa. Journal of Global Health, 11: 13007


• Le Dain A-S, Sagalova V, Sodjinou R, Tou EH, Ntambi J, Vollmer S, Zagre NM (2021) Levels and trends of adolescent girl’s undernutrition and anemia in West and Central Africa from 1998 to 2017. Journal of Global Health, 11: 13006


• Bommer C, Vollmer S, Zagre NM (2021) Correlates of HIV seropositivity in young West and Central African women: A pooled analysis of 17 Demographic and Health Surveys. Journal of Global Health, 11: 13005


• Sagalova V, Nanama S, Zagre NM, Vollmer S (2021) Long-term consequences of early marriage and maternity in West and Central Africa: Wealth, education, and fertility. Journal of Global Health, 11: 13004


• Sagalova V, Le Dain A-S, Bärnighausen T, Zagre NM, Vollmer S (2021) Does early childbearing affect utilization of antenatal care services and infant birth weight: Evidence from West and Central African Region. Journal of Global Health, 11: 13003


• Sagalova V, Garcia J, Kapeu AS, Ntambi J, Zagre NM, Vollmer S (2021) Socio-economic predictors of adolescent marriage and maternity in West and Central Africa between 1986 and 2017. Journal of Global Health, 11: 13002


• Sagalova V, Garcia J, Bärnighausen T, Ntambi J, Sodjinou R, Zagre NM, Vollmer S (2021) Levels and trends of adolescent marriage and maternity in West and Central Africa, 1986-2017. Journal of Global Health, 11: 13001


• Steinert J, Khan S, Mafara E, Wong C, Mlambo K, Hettema A, Walsh FJ, Lejeune C, Mazibuko S, Okello V, Ogbuoji O, De Neve J-W, Vollmer S, Bärnighausen T, Geldsetzer P (2021) The Impact of Immediate ART Initiation on Patient Healthcare Expenditures: A Stepped-Wedge Cluster-Randomised Trial in Eswatini. AIDS & Behavior, 25: 3194–3205


• Kirschbaum T, Theilmann M, Sudharsanan N, Manne-Goehler J, Lemp J, De Neve J-W, Marcus M, Ebert C, Chen S, Aryal KK, Bahendeka SK, Bolormaa N, Damasceno A, Dorobantu M, Farzadfar F, Gurung MS, Guwatudde D, Labadarios D, Moghaddam SS, Webster J, Davies JI, Atun R, Vollmer S, Bärnighausen T, Jaacks LM, Geldsetzer P (2021) Targeting hypertension screening in low- and middle-income countries: A cross-sectional analysis of 1.2 million adults in 56 countries. Journal of the American Heart Association, 10: e021063


• Flood D, Seiglie JA, Dunn M, Tschida S, Theilmann M, Marcus M, Brian G, Norov B, Mayige MT, Gurung MS, Aryal KK, Labadarios D, Dorobantu M, Silver BK, Bovet P, Jorgensen J, Guwatudde D, Houehanou C, Andall-Brereton G, Quesnel-Crooks S, Sturua L, Farzadfar F, Moghaddam S, Atun R, Vollmer S, Bärnighausen T, Davies JI, Wexler DJ, Geldsetzer P, Rohloff P, Ramírez-Zea M, Heisler M, Manne-Goehler J (2021) The State of Diabetes Treatment Coverage in 55 Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Cross-Sectional Study of Nationally Representative, Individual-Level Data in 680,102 Adults. The Lancet Healthy Longevity, 2(6): e340-e351


• Harkare HV, Corsi D, Kim R, Vollmer S, Subramanian SV (2021) The impact of improved data quality on the prevalence estimates of anthropometric measures using DHS datasets in India. Scientific Reports, 11: 10671


• Sudharsanan N, Theilmann M, Kirschbaum T, Manne-Goehler J, Azadnajafabad S, Bovet P, Chen S, De Neve J-W, Dorobantu M, Ebert C, Farzadfar F, Gathecha G, Singh Gurung M, Jamshidi K, Jorgensen J, Labadarios D, Lemp J, Mwangi J, Saeedi Moghaddam S, Bahendeka S, Zhumadilov Z, Bärnighausen T, Vollmer S, Atun R, Davies J, Geldsetzer P (2021) Variation in the proportion of adults in need of BP-lowering medications by hypertension care guideline in low- and middle-income countries: a cross-sectional study of 1,037,215 individuals from 50 nationally representative surveys. Circulation, 143: 991–1001


• Peiris D, Ghosh A, Manne-Goehler J, Jaacks LM, Theilmann M, Marcus M, Zhumadilov Z, Wesseh CS, Tsabedze L, Supiyev A, Sturua L, Silver BK, Sibai AM, Quesnel-Crooks S, Pelam DA, Norov B, Mwangi JK, Mwalim O, Wong-McClure R, Mayige MT, Martins JS, Lunet N, Labadarios D, Karki KB, Kagaruki GB, Jorgensen JM, Hwalla NC, Houinato D, Houehanou C, Msaidié M, Guwatudde D, Gurung MS, Gathecha G, Damasceno A, Bicaba BW, Aryal KK, Andall-Brereton G, Agoudavi K, McKenzie B, Webster J, Atun R, Bärnighausen T, Vollmer S, Davies JI, Geldsetzer P (2021) Cardiovascular disease risk profile and management practices in 45 low-income and middle-income countries: a cross sectional study of nationally representative individual-level survey data from 600,484 adults. PLOS Medicine, 18(3): e1003485


• LBD Vaccine Coverage Collaborators (2021) Mapping routine measles vaccination in low- and middle-income countries. Nature, 589: 415–419


• Bischops AC, de Neve JW, Awasthi A, Vollmer S, Bärnighausen T, Geldsetzer P (2020) A cross-sectional study of cardiovascular disease risk clustering at different socio-geographic levels in India. Nature Communications, 11: 5891


• Bommer C, Horn S, Vollmer S (2020) The effect of routine probiotics supplementation on preterm newborn health: a regression discontinuity analysis. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 112(5): 1219–1227


• Davies JI, Reddiar SK, Hirschhorn LR, Ebert C, Marcus M, Seiglie JA, Zhumadilov Z, Supiyev A, Sturua L, Silver BK, Sibai AM, Quesnel-Crooks S, Norov B, Mwangi JK, Mwalim O, McClure RW, Mayige MT, Martins JS, Lunet N, Labadarios D, Karki KB, Kagaruki GB, Jorgensen JMA, Hwalla NC, Houinato D, Houehanou C, Msaidie M, Guwatudde D, Gurung MS, Bovet P, Bicaba BW, Aryal KK, Andall-Brereton G, Brian G, Stokes A, Vollmer S, Bärnighausen T, Atun R, Geldsetzer R, Manne-Goehler J, Jaacks LM (2020) Association between country preparedness indicators and quality clinical care for cardiovascular disease risk factors in 44 lower and middle income countries: A multi-country analysis of survey data. PLOS Medicine, 17(11): e1003268


• Reuter A, Vollmer S, Aiyub A, Susanti S, Marthoenis M (2020) Mental distress and its association with sociodemographic and economic characteristics: community-based household survey in Aceh, Indonesia. BJPsych Open, 6(6): e134


• Lemp J, De Neve JW, Bussmann H, Chen S,Manne-Goehler J, Theilmann M, Marcus M, Ebert C, Probst C, Tsabedze L, Sturua L, Kibachio JM, Moghaddam S, Martins JS, Houinato D, Houehanou C, Gurung MS, Gathecha G, Farzadfar F, Dryden-Peterson S, Davies JI, Atun R, Vollmer S, Bärnighausen T, Geldsetzer P (2020) Lifetime Prevalence of Cervical Cancer Screening in 55 Low- and Middle-Income Countries. JAMA, 324(15): 1532–1542


• Teufel F, Geldsetzer P, Manne-Goehler J, Karlsson O, Koncz V, Deckert A, Theilmann M, Marcus M, Ebert C, Seiglie J, Agoudavi K, Andall-Brereton G, Gathecha G, Gurung MS, Guwatudde D, Houehanou C, Hwalla N, Kagaruki GB, Karki KB, Labadarios D, Martins JS, Msaidie M, Norov B, Sibai AB, Sturua L, Tsabedze L, Wesseh CS, Davies J, Atun R, Vollmer S, Subramanian SV, Bärnighausen T, Jaacks L, De Neve J-W (2020) Analysis of attained height and diabetes among 554,122 adults across 25 low- and middle-income countries. Diabetes Care, 43(10): 2403–2410


• Steinert J, Khan S, Mlambo K, Walsh FJ, Mafara E, Lejeune C, Wong C, Hettema A, Ogbouji O, Vollmer S, De Neve J-W, Mazibuko S, Okello V, Bärnighausen T, Geldsetzer P (2020) A Stepped-Wedge Randomised-Controlled Trial on the Impact of Early ART Initiation on HIV Patients’ Economic Welfare in Eswatini. eLife, 9: e58487


• Local Burden of Disease WaSH Collaborators (2020) Mapping geographical inequalities in access to drinking water and sanitation facilities in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000–17. The Lancet Global Health, 8(9): e1162–e1185


• Local Burden of Disease Diarrhoea Collaborators (2020) Mapping geographical inequalities in oral rehydration therapy coverage in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000–17. The Lancet Global Health, 8(8): e1038–60


• LBD Diarrhoea Collaborators (2020) Mapping geographical inequalities in childhood diarrhoeal morbidity and mortality in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000–17: analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet, 395: 1779-1801


• LBD Double Burden of Malnutrition Collaborators (2020) Mapping local patterns of childhood overweight and wasting in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2017. Nature Medicine, 26: 750–759


• Li Z, Kim R, Vollmer S, Subramanian SV (2020) Factors Associated with Child Stunting, Wasting, and Underweight in 35 Low- and Middle-Income Countries. JAMA Network Open, 3(4): e203386


• Herber C, Bogler L, Subramanian SV, Vollmer S (2020) Association between milk consumption and child growth for children aged 6-59 months. Scientific Reports, 10: 6730


• Seiglie JA, Marcus M, Ebert C, Prodromidis N, Geldsetzer P, Theilmann M, Agoudavi K, Andall-Brereton G, Aryal KK, Bicaba BW, Bovet P, Brian G, Dorobantu M, Gathecha G, Singh Gurung M, Guwatudde D, Msaidie M, Houe-hanou C, Houinato D, Jorgensen JMA, Kagaruki GB, Karki KB, Labadarios D, Martins JS, Mayige MT, McClure RW, Mwangi JK, Mwalim O, Norov B, Quesnel-Crooks S, Silver BK, Sturua L, Tsabedze L, Wesseh CS, Stokes A, Atun R, Davies JI, Vollmer S, Bärnighausen T, Jaacks L, Meigs J, Wexler DJ, Manne-Goehler J (2020) Diabetes prevalence and its relationship with education, wealth, and BMI in 29 low- and middle-income countries. Diabetes Care, 43(4): 767-775


• Monfared I, Harttgen K, Vollmer S (2020) Individual and social predictors of smoking and obesity: a panel study in Germany. SSM Population Health, 10: 100558


• Sagalova V, Zagre NM, Vollmer S (2020) Individual level predictors of practices of nutrition specific and nutrition-sensitive interventions for infants and young children in West and Central Africa: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open, 10(1): e036350


• McKenzie BL, Santos JA, Geldsetzer P, Davies J, Manne-Goehler J, Gurung MS, Sturua L, Gathecha G, Aryal KK, Tsabedze L, Andall-Brereton G, Bärnighausen T, Atun R, Vollmer S, Woodward M, Jaacks LM, Webster J (2020) Evaluation of sex differences in dietary behaviours and their relationship with cardiovascular risk factors: a cross-sectional study of nationally representative surveys in seven low- and middle-income countries. Nutrition Journal, 19: 3


• LBD Educational Attainment Collaborators (2020) Mapping disparities in education across low- and middle-income countries. Nature, 577: 235–238


• Diba F, Ichsan I, Muhsin M, Marthoenis M, Sofyan H, Andalas M, Monfared I, Richert K, Kaplan L, Rogge L, Doria S, Samadi, Vollmer S (2019) Healthcare providers’ perception of the referral system in maternal care facilities in Aceh, Indonesia: a cross- sectional study. BMJ Open, 9(12): e031484


• Doria S, Diba F, Susanti S, Vollmer S, Monfared I (2019) Mothers’ experiences of quality of care and potential benefits of implementing the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist: A case study of Aceh Indonesia. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 19: 461


• Didzun O, De Neve J-W, Awasthi A, Dubey M, Theilmann M, Bärnighausen T, Vollmer S, Geldsetzer P (2019) Anemia among men in India: a nationally representative cross-sectional study of all states and Union Territories. The Lancet Global Health, 7(12): e1685-e1694


• Jung L, de Neve J-W, Chen S, Manne-Goehler J, Jaacks L, Corsi D, Awasthi A, Subramanian SV, Vollmer S, Bärnighausen T, Geldsetzer P (2019) The interaction between district-level development and individual-level socioeconomic gradients of cardiovascular disease risk factors in India: A cross-sectional study of 2.4 million adults. Social Science & Medicine, 239: 112514


• Seuring T, Marthoenis, Rhode S, Rogge L, Rau H, Besançon S, Zufry H, Sofyan H, Vollmer S (2019) Using peer education to improve diabetes management & outcomes in a low-income setting: a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 20: 548


• Geldsetzer P, Manne-Goehler J, Marcus M, Ebert C, Zhumadilov Z, Wesseh CS, Tsabedze L, Supiyev A, Sturua L, Silver BK, Sibai AM, Quesnel-Crooks S, Norov B, Mwangi JK, Mwalim O, McClure RW, Mayige MT, Martins JS, Lunet N, Labadarios D, Karki KB, Kagaruki GB, Jorgensen JMA, Hwalla NC, Houinato D, Houehanou C, Msaidié M, Guwatudde D, Gurung MS, Gathecha G, Dorobantu M, Damasceno A, Bovet P, Bicaba BW, Aryal KA, Andall-Brereton G, Agoudavi K, Stokes A, Davies JI, Bärnighausen T*, Atun R*, Vollmer S*, Jaacks LM* (2019) The state of hypertension care in 44 low- and middle-income countries: a cross-sectional study of individual-level nationally representative data from 1.1 million adults. The Lancet, 394: 652-662 (* joint last authors)


• Bischops AC, Manne-Goehler J, Jaacks LM, Awasthi A, Theilmann M, Davies JI*, Atun R*, Bärnighausen T*, Vollmer S*, Geldsetzer P* (2019) The prevalence of concurrently raised blood glucose and blood pressure in India: a cross-sectional study of 2,035,662 adults. Journal of Hypertension, 37(9): 1822–1831 (* joint last authors)


• Coetzee L, Bogler L, De Neve J-W, Geldsetzer P, Bärnighausen T, Vollmer S (2019) HIV, antiretroviral therapy and non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa: empirical evidence from 48 countries over the period 1990-2016. Journal of the International AIDS Society, 22: e25364


• Bogler L, Jantos N, Bärnighausen T, Vollmer S (2019) Estimating the effect of measles vaccination on child growth using 191 DHS from 65 low- and middle-income countries. Vaccine, 37(35): 5073-5088


• Frank SM, Webster J, McKenzie B, Geldsetzer P, Manne-Goehler J, Andall-Brereton G, Houehanoum C, Houinato D, Gurung MS, Bicaba BW, McClure RW, Supiyev A, Zhumadilov Z, Stokes A, Labadarios D, Sibai AM, Norov B, Aryal KK, Karki KB, Kagaruki GB, Mayige MT, Martins JS, Atun R, Bärnighausen T, Vollmer S, Jaacks L (2019) Consumption of fruits and vegetables among individuals 15 years and older in 28 low- and middle-income countries. Journal of Nutrition, 149(7): 1252–1259


• Prenissl J, Manne-Goehler J, Jaacks LM, Prabhakaran D, Awasthi A, Bischops AC, Atun R*, Bärnighausen T*, Davies JI*, Vollmer S*, Geldsetzer P* (2019) Hypertension screening, awareness, treatment, and control in India: A nationally representative cross-sectional study among individuals aged 15 to 49 years. PLOS Medicine, 16(5): e1002801 (* joint last authors)


• Global Burden of Disease Health Financing Collaborator Network (2019) Past, present, and future of global health financing: a review of development assistance, government, out-of-pocket, and other private spending on health for 195 countries, 1995–2050. The Lancet, 393: 2233–2260


• Brückmann P, Hashmi A, Kuch M, Kuhnt J, Monfared I, Vollmer S (2019) Public provision of emergency obstetric care: a case study in two districts of Pakistan. BMJ Open, 9(5): e027187


• Prenissl J, Jaacks LM, Mohan V, Manne-Goehler J, Davies JI, Awasthi A, Bischops AC, Atun R*, Bärnighausen T*, Vollmer S*, Geldsetzer P* (2019) Variation in health system performance for managing diabetes among states in India: A cross-sectional study of individuals aged 15 to 49 years. BMC Medicine, 17: 92 (* joint last authors)


• Adjaye-Gbewonyo K, Vollmer S, Avendano M, Harttgen K (2019) Agricultural Trade Policies and Child Nutrition in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Cross-National Analysis. Globalization and Health, 15: 21


• Manne-Goehler J, Geldsetzer P, Agoudavi K, Andall-Brereton G, Aryal KK, Bicaba BW, Bovet P, Brian G, Dorobantu M, Gathecha G, Gurung MS, Guwatudde D, Msaidie M, Houehanou C, Houinato D, Jorgensen JMA, Kagaruki GB, Karki KB, Labadarios D, Martins JS, Mayige MT, McClure RW, Mwalim O, Mwangi JK, Norov B, Quesnel-Crooks S, Silver BK, Sturua L, Tsabedze L, Wesseh CS, Stokes A, Marcus M, Ebert C, Davies JI*, Vollmer S*, Atun R*, Bärnighausen T*, Jaacks L* (2019) Health system performance for people with diabetes in 28 low- and middle-income countries: A cross-sectional study of nationally representative surveys. PLOS Medicine, 16(3): e1002751 (* joint last authors)


• Bommer C, Vollmer S, Subramanian SV (2019) How socioeconomic status moderates the stunting-age relationship in low-income and middle-income countries. BMJ Global Health 4(1): e001175


• GBD 2017 SDG Collaborators (2018) Measuring progress from 1990 to 2017 and projecting attainment to 2030 of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals for 195 countries and territories: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet, 392: 2091–2138


• Geldsetzer P, Manne-Goehler J, Theilmann M, Davies JI, Awasthi A, Danaei G, Gaziano TA, Vollmer S*, Jaacks LM*, Bärnighausen T*, Atun R* (2018) Geographic and sociodemographic variation of cardiovascular disease risk in India: A cross-sectional study of 797,540 adults. PLOS Medicine, 15(6): e1002581 (* joint last authors)


• Hu J, Geldsetzer P, Steele SJ, Matthews P, Ortblad K, Solomon T, Shroufi A, van Cutsem G, Tanser F, Wyke S, Vollmer S, Pillay D, McConnell M, Bärnighausen T (2018) The impact of lay counselors on HIV testing rates: Quasi-experimental evidence from lay counselor redeployment in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. AIDS, 32(14): 2067-2073


• De Neve J-W, Karlsson O, Coetzee L, Schröder H, Subramanian SV, Bärnighausen T, Vollmer S (2018) Antiretroviral therapy coverage associated with increased co-residence between older and working-age adults in Africa. AIDS, 32(14): 2051-2057


• Geldsetzer P, Manne-Goehler J, Theilmann M, Davies JI, Awasthi A, Vollmer S*, Jaacks LM*, Bärnighausen T*, Atun R* (2018) Diabetes and hypertension in India: A nationally representative study of 1.3 million adults. JAMA Internal Medicine, 178(3): 363-372 (* joint last authors)


• Kuhnt J, Vollmer S (2017) Antenatal Care Services and its Implications for Vital and Health Outcomes of Children: Evidence from 193 Surveys in 69 Low- and Middle-Income Countries. BMJ Open, 7(11): e017122


• Bärnighausen T, Oldenburg C, Tugwell P, Bommer C, Ebert C, Barreto M, Djimeu E, Haber N, Waddington H, Rockers P, Sianesi B, Bor J, Fink G, Valentine J, Tanner J, Stanley T, Sierra E, Tchetgen ET, Atun R, Vollmer S (2017) Quasi-experimental study designs series - paper 7: assessing the assumptions. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 89: 53-66


• Bärnighausen T, Tugwell P, Røttingen JA, Shemilt I, Rockers P, Geldsetzer P, Lavis J, Grimshaw J, Daniels K, Brown A, Bor J, Tanner J, Rashidian A, Barreto M, Vollmer S, Atun R (2017) Quasi-experimental study designs series - paper 4: uses and value. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 89: 21-29


• Atun R, Davies JI, Gale EA, Bärnighausen T, Beran D, Kengne AP, Levitt NS, Mangugu FW, Nyirenda MJ, Ogle GD, Ramaiya K, Sewankambo NK, Sobngwi E, Tesfaye S, Yudkin JS, Basu S, Bommer C, Heesemann E, Manne-Goehler J, Postolovska I, Sagalova V, Vollmer S, Abbas ZG, Ammon B, Angamo MT, Annamreddi A, Awasthi A, Besançon S, Bhadriraju S, Binagwaho A, Burgess PI, Burton MJ, Chai J, Chilunga FP, Chipendo P, Conn A, Dipesalema JR, Eagan AW, Gishoma C, Ho J, Jong S, Kakarmath SS, Khan Y, Kharel R, Kyle MA, Lee SL, Lichtman A, Malm CP, Mbaye MN, Muhimpundu MA, Mwagomba BM, Mwangi KJ, Nair M, Niyonsenga SP, Njuguna B, Okafor OL, Okunade O, Park PH, Pastakia SD, Pekny C, Reja A, Rotimi CN, Rwunganira S, Sando D, Sarriera G, Sharma A, Sidibé A, Siraj ES, Syed AS, van Acker K, Werfalli M (2017) Diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa - from clinical care to health policy. The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, 5(8): 622-667


• Vollmer S, Harttgen K, Alfven T, Padayachy J, Ghys P, Bärnighausen T (2017) The HIV Epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa is Aging: Evidence from the Demographic and Health Surveys in Sub-Saharan Africa. AIDS and Behavior, 21(S1): 101-113


• Vollmer S, Harttgen K, Kupka R, Subramanian SV (2017) Levels and trends of childhood undernutrition by wealth and education according to a composite index of anthropometric failure: Evidence from 146 Demographic and Health Surveys from 39 countries. BMJ Global Health, 2(2): e000206


• Vollmer S, Bommer C, Krishna A, Harttgen K, Subramanian SV (2017) The Association of Parental Education with Childhood Undernutrition in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Comparing the Role of Paternal and Maternal Education. International Journal of Epidemiology, 46(1): 312-323


• Lange S, Vollmer S (2017) The effect of economic development on population health: a review of the empirical evidence. British Medical Bulletin, 121(1): 47-60


• Fink G, Victora C, Harttgen K, Vollmer S, Vidaletti LP, Barros AJD (2017) Measuring Socioeconomic Inequalities with Predicted Absolute Incomes rather than Wealth Quintiles: A Comparative Assessment using Child Stunting Data from National Surveys. American Journal of Public Health, 107(4): 550-555


• Manne-Goehler J, Atun R, Stokes A, Goehler A, Houinato D, Houehanou C, Msaidie Salimani Hambou M, Longo Mbenza B, Sobngwi E, Balde N, Kibachio Mwangi J, Gathecha G, Waweru Ngugi P, Wesseh CS, Damesceno A, Lunet N, Bovet P, Labadarios D, Zuma K, Mayige M, Kagaruki G, Ramaiya K, Agoudavi K, Guwatudde D, Bahendeka SK, Mutungi G, Geldsetzer P, Levitt NS, Salomon JA, Yudkin JS, Vollmer S, Bärnighausen T (2016) Diabetes diagnosis and care in sub-Saharan Africa: pooled analysis of individual data from 12 countries. The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, 4(11): 903-912


• Krämer M, Kupka R, Subramanian SV, Vollmer S (2016) Association between household unavailability of iodized salt and child growth: evidence from 89 demographic and health surveys. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 104(4): 1093-1100


• Biritwum RB, Minicuci N, Yawson AE, Theou O, Mensah GP, Naidoo N, Wu F, Guo Y, Zheng Y, Jiang Y, Maximova T, Kalula S, Arokiasamy P, Salinas-Rodríguez A, Manrique-Espinoza B, Snodgrass JJ, Sterner KN, Eick G, Liebert MA, Schrock J, Afshar S, Thiele E, Vollmer S, Harttgen K, Strulik H, Byles JE, Rockwood K, Mitnitski A, Chatterji S, Kowal P (2016) Prevalence of and factors associated with frailty and disability in older adults from China, Ghana, India, Mexico, Russia and South Africa.Maturitas, 91: 8-18


• Vollmer S, Alfven T, Padayachy J, Harttgen K, Ghys P, Bärnighausen T (2015) HIV surveys in older adults: better data, better health. The Lancet HIV, 2(2): e40-e41


• Harttgen K, Kowal P, Strulik H, Chatterji S, Vollmer S (2013) Patterns of frailty in older adults: Comparing results from higher and lower income countries using the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) and the Study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE). PLOS ONE, 8(10): e75847

Other Publications

• Mittal N, Vollmer S (2020) The Double Burden of Malnutrition in Bangalore, India. In: Biesalski HK (Ed.), Hidden Hunger and the Transformation of Food Systems. How to Combat the Double Burden of Malnutrition? Karger: Basel, pp 138–148


• Jung L, de Neve J-W, Chen S, Manne-Goehler J, Jaacks L, Corsi D, Awasthi A, Subramanian SV, Vollmer S, Bärnighausen T, Geldsetzer P (2019) Nationally representative household survey data for studying the interaction between district-level development and individual-level socioeconomic gradients of cardiovascular disease risk factors in India. Data in Brief, 27: 104486


• Vollmer S, Khan S, Le T, Pasha A, Sahoo S (2017) Protocol: The effect of interventions for women's empowerment on children's health and education: A systematic review of evidence from low‐ and middle‐income countries. Campbell Systematic Reviews, 13(1): e173


• Vollmer S (2016) Book Review of 'Africa's Demographic Transition: Dividend or Disaster?' Population and Development Review, 42(2): 377-379


• Spindler K, Vollmer S, Wójcik J (2016) Globale Armut und Gesundheit. In: Tamcke M (Ed.), Armut & Gesundheit. Göttingen University Press, pp. 11-25


• Groß U, Vollmer S (2015) Globale Gesundheit - mehr als nur Medizin. In: Rammelt C, Schlarb C, Schlarb E (Eds.), Begegnungen in Vergangenheit und Gegenwart (Festschrift für Martin Tamcke). LIT Verlag: Münster, pp. 526-530


• Paulick J, Vollmer S (2013) Maternal and Child Health in Sub-Saharan Africa. In: Gross U, Wydra K (Eds.), Maternal-Child Health: Interdisciplinary Aspects Within the Perspective of Global Health. Göttingen University Press, pp. 145-163


• Nowak-Lehmann F, Vollmer S, Martínez-Zarzoso I (2010) Competitiveness: A Comparison of China and Mexico. In: De Grauwe P (Ed.), Dimensions of Competitiveness. MIT Press: Cambridge MA, pp. 255-272


• Martínez-Zarzoso I, Nowak-Lehmann F, Vollmer S (2009) Comparing French and Spanish Exports to Emerging and Developed Markets. In: Tondl G (Ed.), The EU and Emerging Markets. Springer: Vienna, pp. 187-201


• Nowak-Lehmann F, Herzer D, Vollmer S (2008) The Role of Transport Costs, Tariffs, and the Real Exchange Rate in Chile's Export Trade with the EU. In: Shinnick E (Ed.), Public Finance, Monetary Policy and Market Issues. LIT Verlag: Berlin, 2008, pp. 291-315


• Nowak-Lehmann F, Herzer D, Vollmer S, Martínez-Zarzoso I (2008) Chile's Market Share in the EU Market: The Role of Price Competition in a Panel Analysis Setting. In: Tondl G (Ed.), Trade, Integration and Economic Development. Springer: Vienna, pp. 189-220

Selected Working Papers

• Steinert J, Vasumati Satish R, Stips F, Vollmer S (2021) Commitment or Concealment? Impacts and Use of a Portable Saving Device: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Urban India. Courant Research Centre ‘Poverty, Equity and Growth’ Discussion Paper No. 270


• Klumpp M, Monfared IG, Vollmer S (2021) To share or not to share – What the general public thinks about global COVID-19 vaccine distribution. medRxiv preprint, DOI: 10.1101/2021.08.16.21262116


• Marcus M, Reuter A, Rogge L, Vollmer S (2021) The Effect of SMS Reminders on Health Screening Uptake: A Randomized Experiment in Indonesia. Courant Research Centre ‘Poverty, Equity and Growth’ Discussion Paper No. 284


• Grafenstein L, Kumar A, Kumar S, Vollmer S (2021) Impacts of Double-Fortified Salt on Anemia and Cognition: Four-Year Follow-up Evidence from a School-Based Nutrition Intervention in India. Courant Research Centre ‘Poverty, Equity and Growth’ Discussion Paper No. 282


• Ebert C, Vollmer S (2021) Girls unwanted - The role of parents’ sex preferences for children’s early mental development. Courant Research Centre ‘Poverty, Equity and Growth’ Discussion Paper No. 264


• Ochmann S, Owolabi KE, Olatunji-David F, Okunlola N, Vollmer S (2021) The impact of grants in combination with school-based management trainings on primary education: A cluster-randomized trial in Northern Nigeria. Courant Research Centre ‘Poverty, Equity and Growth’ Discussion Paper No. 280


• Sternberg H, Steinert J, Vollmer S (2021) On the Basis of (Mis)Trust? Spousal Trust and Trustworthiness in Household Decision Making: Experimental Evidence from India. Courant Research Centre ‘Poverty, Equity and Growth’ Discussion Paper No. 279


• Ebert C, Heesemann E, Vollmer S (2020) Encouraging Parents to Invest: A Randomized Trial With Two Simple Interventions in Early Childhood. Courant Research Centre ‘Poverty, Equity and Growth’ Discussion Paper No. 276


• Klasen S, Vollmer S (2018) A Flow Measure of Missing Women by Age and Disease. Courant Research Centre ‘Poverty, Equity and Growth’ Discussion Paper No. 254


• Vollmer S, Wójcik J (2017) The long-term consequences of the global 1918 influenza pandemic: A systematic analysis of 117 IPUMS international census data sets. Harvard PGDA Working Paper No. 141