son-preferring behaviours. On the premise that gold is an integral part of dowry, we use variation in gold prices to … investigate this. First, we exploit a sharp unexpected rise in the price of gold in 1980 and, using a difference …-in-discontinuities design, find that the gold price hike is mirrored in an increase in girl relative to boy mortality in the neonatal and infant …

Bitcoin in particular and so-called cryptocurrencies in general have shaken up the financial world and seem to be … indicate that, as of late, bitcoin has become increasingly interdependent with gold, and seems just as suitable to hedge …