the month of birth and the health outcomes of young children in India. They find that children born during the monsoon … months have lower anthropometric scores compared with children born during the fall and winter months. The authors propose … variations in affecting environmental conditions at the time of birth and determining the health outcomes of young children in …

surviving children. Studies have found substantial variability across countries in the negative impacts of orphanhood on child …

developing world, namely the likelihood of continued childbearing given the gender composition of existing children in the family … that latent son preference in childbearing is more likely to manifest itself when fertility levels are low. As a result of … wellbeing if there are quantity-quality trade-offs that result in fewer material and emotional resources allocated to children …