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schooling, and how that affects subsequent labour market outcomes of men and women. Using a nationally representative …
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"The excess female mortality in India and other South Asian countries is no longer contentious. Less known are the reasons for such excess female mortality in the country. In this study, we argue that intra-household gender-discrimination in receipt of medical attention can be one of the most...
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networks and improve well-being. We examine family planning access for women in India, who tend to be socially isolated and for … whom peer support may overcome intrahousehold constraints. Enabling women to jointly visit a clinic with other women not …. Moreover, this intervention was more effective in improving reproductive autonomy of women who faced greater intrahousehold …
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We estimate the impact of female leaders on intimate partner violence experienced by women in districts from which they … women's modern contraceptive use - resulting from improvements in public provision of health services in exposed districts …
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This paper examines how traditional marriage market institutions affect households' financial decisions. We study how …
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'Stock estimates' of missing women suggest that the problem is concentrated in South and East Asia and among young …
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the likelihood of women being elected to state legislatures in India. We show that the program increased voter … prioritization of leader competence over gender, boosting the share of women among candidates and state parliamentarians and the …
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