In this paper, we focus on network- and gender-specific determinants of remittances, which are often explained … be explained by the underlying transnational network contract. Second, remittances sent by foreigners and naturalized … reunification in the destination country and decreases remittances. Third, the structure of the existing social network in Germany …

We study the impact of India's National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) on children's educational outcomes …

India. This paper provides evidence on the consequences of the expansion of prenatal ultrasound use on sex-selection. We … exploit state-by-cohort variation in ultrasound use in India as a unique quasi-experiment. We find that sex-selective abortion …-selection in India. …

random sample of individuals living in rural India, incentive compatible measures of patience and risk aversion, and detailed … three children. We do not observe this link among men. Taken together, we find significant gender differences in patience …

documents and analyses this seeming puzzle. The religion gap in survival is much larger than the gender gap but, in contrast to … the gender gap, it has not received much political or academic attention. A decomposition of the survival differential …

We investigate whether politician gender influences policy outcomes in India. We focus upon antenatal and postnatal … potential endogeneity of politician gender and the sample composition of births, we find that a one standard deviation increase …

In the last two decades remittances have gained interest due to their large size. For several developing countries … remittances constitute a large portion of their GDP and sometimes exceed FDI. While FDIs are usually profit driven, it is not … clear what the driving force behind remittances is. This paper presents a simple theoretical model of migrants' remitting …

possible by the flow of remittances. …

possible by the flow of remittances. …