Professor

Research Interests

• Development Economics, Health Economics, Human Resource Economics, Industrial Economics, Microeconomics

Courses taught:

• Econ 100.1 (Introduction to Macroeconomic Theory and Policy)
• Econ 100.2 (Introduction to Microeconomic Theory and Policy)
• Econ 101 (Macroeconomics I)
• Econ 102 (Microeconomics I)
• Econ 104 (Microeconomics II)
• Econ 161 (Industrial Organization)
• Econ 186 (Health Economics)
• Econ 190.1 (International Trade, Payments & Development Policy)
• Econ 199 (Seminar)
• Econ 286 (Health Economics)
• Econ 287 (Special Topics in Health Economics)
• DE 292 (Program Evaluation)

Education

• PhD Economics, University of the Philippines, School of Economics, April 1997
  • Dissertation: “The Economics of Physician Fee Setting: a Theoretical and Empirical Analysis”
• MA in Economics, University of the Philippines, School of Economics, Summer 1987
• BS Business Economics, University of the Philippines, School of Economics, 1984, magna cum laude

Academic, Research, and Other Positions

• Professor, University of the Philippines Diliman, School of Economics, January 2014 – to present
• Department Chairman, University of the Philippines Diliman, School of Economics, August 2021 – February 12, 2023
• Director for Graduate Admissions and Fellowships, University of the Philippines Diliman, School of Economics, August 2020 – July 2021
• College Secretary, University of the Philippines Diliman, School of Economics, May 2015 – July 2019
• Health Economics Program Coordinator, University of the Philippines Diliman, School of Economics, 2006-2011, 2015 – 1st Sem 2017-2018
• Associate Professor, University of the Philippines Diliman, School of Economics, February 27, 2009 to December, 2013
• Assistant Professor, University of the Philippines Diliman, School of Economics, November 2002 to February 26, 2009
• Health Economist, Department of Health – Health Technology Assessment Council Core Committee, 10 October 2019 – Present
• Co-investigator, UPecon Foundation – University of Lausanne “Inclusive Social Protection for Chronic Health Problems” Project, January 2016 to present
• Consultant – Support to Capacity Building and Knowledge Management, UPecon Foundation – USAID “Health Policy Development Program 2”, October 2015-December 2017
• Group Manager – Support to Capacity Building and Knowledge Management, UPecon  Foundation – USAID “Health Policy Development Program 2”, January 2013 to
  September 2015
• Consultant, UPecon Foundation – USAID “Health Policy Development Program”, October 2007 to December 2012
• Co-investigator, UPecon Foundation – World Bank “An evaluation of state subsidized health insurance in the Philippines” Project, January to December 2015
• Co-investigator, UPecon Foundation – EU- Erasmus University “Health Equity and Financial Protection in Asia” Project, July 2009 to December 2013
• Consultant, UPecon- University of Queensland “Investment Case for Scaling Up Equitable Progress in Towards MDGs 4 and 5: Phase 2” Project, January to September 2011.
• Consultant, UPecon- University of Queensland “Investment Case for Scaling Up Equitable Progress in Towards MDGs 4 and 5: Phase 1” Project, June to September 2009.
• Consultant, Asian Development Bank, TA 6461: Equity in the Delivery of Public Services in  Selected Developing Member Countries, Sept. 1 2008 to August 31 2009.
• Chapter co-author, “Health and Education” chapter in “Causes of Poverty: Myths, Facts and Policies,” Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture, February 1, 2007- July 31, 2007
• Consultant, Policy Scan on PHIC Outpatient Benefit Package, Foundation for the Advancement of Clinical Epidemiology, October to December 2007
• Co-investigator, “An Assessment of Drug Security in the Philippines” Project, Department of Health-National Institutes of Health, October 2005 to present
• Consultant, Policy Development on Selected Global Health Issues (WTO-GATT Principles of the Trading System component) Project, Bureau of International Health Cooperation, Department of Health – Foundation for Integrative and Development Studies, September – December, 2005
• Principal Investigator, Philippine Tuberculosis Initiatives for the Private Sector (PhilTIPS) (Manila, Philippines) “Private Provider Study,” January 15, 2004 – July 2005
• Consultant, World Bank – Department of Health Health Sector Reform Project Loan Preparation Activities, “Development of a Pro-Poor PhilHEALTH Benefit Package,” March 2003 – April 2004
• Consultant, Philippine Center for Policy Studies (Manila, Philippines) “Determining Social Rates of Return to Basic Social Services” Project, December 2002-March 2003

Publications

Journal Articles

• Capuno J, Kraft A, Calicdan KG, O’Donnell O (2022) Associations between health-related quality of life and measures of adiposity among Filipino adults. PLoS ONE 17(10): e0275798.
• Baillon, Aurelien, Aleli D. Kraft, Owen O’Donnell, Kim van Wilgenburg (2022) A behavioral decomposition of willingness to pay for health insurance,” Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 64: 43–87.
• Capuno, Joseph J., Aleli D. Kraft, and Owen O’ Donnell (2021) “Filling Potholes on the Road to Universal Health Coverage in the Philippines,” Health Systems & Reform, 7(2): e1911473.
• Capuno, Joseph, Aleli Kraft, and Owen O’Donnell (2021). “Effectiveness of clinic-based cardiovascular disease prevention: A randomized encouragement design experiment in the Philippines.” Social Science & Medicine (2021): 114194.
• Quimbo, Stella A., Aleli D. Kraft, Rhea M. Gayares, Carlos Antonio R. Tan, Jr., and Joseph J. Capuno (2021). “How do the intended and unintended beneficiaries respond to the Philippines’ conditional cash transfer program” Review of Development Economics 25 (3): 1267-1292
• Zuniga, Y, A Kraft, D Uezono, M Fajardo, S Obmana, A Genuino, A Guerrero (2020), “Discount Rate Determination for Economic Evaluations in HTA in the Philippines” European Journal of Public Health, 30 (Supplement 5) ckaa166.581
• Zuniga, Y, A Kraft, D Uezono, M Fajardo, S Obmana, A Genuino, A Guerrero (2020) “Discount Rate Determination for Economic Evaluations in HTA in the Philippines” European Journal of Public Health, 30 (Supplement 5) ckaa166.581,
• Capuno, Joseph J., Aleli D. Kraft, Louisa Camille Poco, Stella A. Quimbo, and Carlos Antonio R. Tan Jr. (2019) “Health conditions, payments, proximity, and opportunity costs: Examining delays in seeking inpatient and outpatient care in the Philippines.” Social Science & Medicine 238 (2019): 112479.
• Capuno, JJ, AD Kraft, SA Quimbo, CAR Tan, Jr and A Wagstaff (2016). “Effects of Interventions to Raise Voluntary Enrollment in a Social Health Insurance Scheme: A Cluster Randomized Trial.” Health Economics 25 (6): 650-62.
• Capuno, JJ, AD Kraft, SA Quimbo, CAR Tan, Jr. (2013). “Shocks to Philippine households: incidence,idiosyncracy, and impact” Philippine Review of Economics 50 (2): 1-27.
• Soto, EJ, S La Vincente, A Clark, S Firth, A Morgan, Z Dettrick, P Dayal, BM Aldaba, S, Kosen, AD Kraft, et al (2013). “Investment case for improving maternal and child health: results from four countries.” BMC Public Health 13(1): 601.
• La Vincente S, B Aldaba, S Firth, AD Kraft, E Jimenez-Soto, and A Clark (2013) “Supporting local planning and budgeting for maternal, neonatal and child health in the Philippines” Health Research Policy and Systems 11 (3)
• Kraft AD, Nguyen K-H, Jimenez-Soto E, Hodge A (2013) “Stagnant neonatal mortality and persistent health inequality in middle-income countries: a case study of the Philippines” PLoS ONE 8(1): e53696.
• Capuno, J.J., S.A. Quimbo, C.A. R. Tan, Jr. and A. Kraft (2009). “Household out of pocket health spending, health insurance coverage, and children’s school attendance in the Philippines,” The Philippine Economic Review 46 (2): 155-181
• Kraft, A. D., S. A. Quimbo, et al. (2009). “The Health and Cost Impact of Care Delay and the Experimental Impact of Insurance on Reducing Delays.” The Journal of Pediatrics 155(2): 281-5
• Kraft, Aleli, J.J. Capuno, S.A. Quimbo and C.A.R Tan, Jr. (2008). “Information, incentives and practice patterns: the case of TB-DOTS services and private physicians in the Philippines” Singapore Economic Review 53 (1).
• Kraft, Aleli (2006) “Trade and health: a policy paper” Public Policy 10 (1) January-June 2006

Book and Book Chapters

• Capuno, JJ, SA Quimbo, AD Kraft, CAR Tan, Jr and VM Fabella (2015) “Does yardstick competition influence local government fiscal behavior in the Philippines” in Jean-Paul Faguet and Caroline Poschl, eds Is Decentralization Good for Development? Perspectives from Academics and Policy Makers. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press.
• Capuno, J.J. and A.D. Kraft (2011) “Equity in education and health services in the Philippines” in Son, H. Equity and Well-Being: Measurement and Policy Practice. New York, NY: Routledge.
• Dela Paz-Kraft, Aleli (1998) “Philippine Textiles and Clothing Industry,” in Christopher Findlay and Mari Pangestu, eds. Background Papers — The Effects of Liberalisation in Asia’s Textiles, Clothing and Electronic Industries: Studies in APEC Liberalisation, Canberra: The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
• Yap, Josef T. and Aleli S. Dela Paz (1990) “The Effects of External Shocks on ASEAN Economies Based on an ASEAN Link Model” in Yap and Nakamura, ASEAN LINK: An Econometric Study, Singapore: Asia and Pacific Development Centre and Longman Singapore Publishers.