Research interests:

Health Economics, Behavioral Economics, Intra-household decision making, Education, Gender roles

Current work:

• Did you know? The effect of SMS reminders on health screening uptake in Indonesia. Joint work with Maja-Emilia Marcus, Lisa Rogge, and Sebastian Vollmer. Registered trial


• Noncommunicable Disease Perceptions in the Elderly of Aceh, Indonesia. Joint work with Farah Diba, Marthoenis, Maja Marcus, Lisa Rogge and Sebastian Vollmer


• The Impact of Antiretroviral Therapy on Mortality, Morbidity and Economic Outcomes Using a Regression Discontinuity Design. Joint project with Till Bärnighausen, Sebastian Vollmer, Frank Tanser and Dickman Gareta


• Mental Distress in Aceh, Indonesia. Joint work with Prof. Dr. Sebastian Vollmer and Dr. Marthoenis

Peer-Reviewed Articles:

• 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


• 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


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


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

Working Paper:

• Deichmann U, Reuter A, Vollmer S, Zhang F (2018) Relationship between Energy Intensity and Economic Growth New Evidence from a Multi‐Country Multi‐Sector Data Set. World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 8322