This paper exploits an exogenous shift in the trade policy in India to study the impact of industrialization on son …

extent of state dependence in India, distinguishing this from family-level risk factors common to siblings. It offers a …

fifteen major states of India. The main finding is that, in thirteen of the fifteen states, there is evidence of a causal …

literature that debates the importance of socioeconomic status (SES) in determining health and survival. They augment a growing … health, indeed, enough to reverse the SES gradient that is commonly observed. …

India. This paper provides evidence on the consequences of the expansion of prenatal ultrasound use on sex-selection. We … exploit state-by-cohort variation in ultrasound use in India as a unique quasi-experiment. We find that sex-selective abortion …-selection in India. …

is negative for growth. Standing up for more gender equality – also in terms of wages – is good for equity considerations … fostering investment and growth in general. While the original analysis does not have internationally comparable wage … evidence that more discrimination might further economic growth – on the contrary: if anything the impact of gender inequality …

We study the surprisingly low level and stagnation of female labor force participation rates in urban India between … 1987 and 2009. Despite rising growth, fertility decline, and rising wages and education levels, women's labor force …

expenditures in India. Contrary to most previous research, I find evidence of discrimination against girls. Results at the all-India …