In this paper we study the link between women's responsibility for children and their preferences. We use a large … random sample of individuals living in rural India, incentive compatible measures of patience and risk aversion, and detailed … survey data. We find more patient choices among women who have a higher number of children. The age of children matters: The …

The tertiary-secondary (college-high school) wage premium has been increasing in India over the past decade, but the … in India. The findings of this paper are that the increase in the wage premium has come mostly from demand shifts in …

of maternal autonomy on school enrolment age of children in India. The school entry age is modelled using a discrete time … by using proxy measures collected in the third round of the National Family Health Survey of India, on information … states in India - Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Uttar Pradesh. Our results indicate that female autonomy is not associated with …

We investigate whether politician gender influences policy outcomes in India. We focus upon antenatal and postnatal … public health provision since the costs of poor services in this domain are disproportionately borne by women. Accounting for … in women's political representation results in a 1.5 percentage point reduction in neonatal mortality. Women politicians …

Son preference is widespread in a number of developing countries. Anecdotal evidence suggests that women may contribute …

This paper analyzes the effect of delayed motherhood on fertility dynamics for women living in several European … transition to the second birth differs both among working and non-working women and across countries. For non-working women … relative larger stigma effect for giving birth late. For working women, delaying the first birth raises the likelihood of …

has a detrimental effect for both men and women, but this effect is mitigated for individuals residing in high employment …