Asfaw, Abay; Klasen, Stephan; Lamanna, Francesca - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
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...
