The nineteenth century witnessed dramatic improvements in the legal rights of married women. Given that these changes … took place long before women gained the right to vote, they amounted to a voluntary renouncement of power by men. In this … paper, we investigate men's incentives for sharing power with women. In our model, women's legal rights set the marital …

pollution generated by coal fueled power units on the anemic status of children and women in India. We show that among very … among adult women. Impacts on anemic status are driven by the growth of PM2.5 pollution attributable to emissions from coal …

There is limited empirical evidence on whether unrestricted cash social assistance to poor pregnant women improves …

unearned wages (as women drop out of the labor market), loss of human capital, and selection into more child …

The ageing of first-time mothers and the changes in women's labor market conditions have been accompanied by the … introduction and subsequent increase in the use of assisted reproductive therapies (ART) that help extend women's reproductive … significantly affect fertility trends, and ultimately, population age structures. However, policies have ignored the overall impact …

pregnant while attending school. Using panel data in Madagascar, we analyze the impact of teenage pregnancy on young women …