Relative to developed countries, there are far fewer women than men in India. Estimates suggest that more than 25 … million women are "missing". Sex selection at birth and the mistreatment of young girls are widely regarded as key … explanations. A decomposition of missing women by age across the states of India is done. The state-wise variation in the …

parents. Brideprice and dowry have both been linked to domestic violence against women, and inflation in these payments has …

Relative to developed countries, there are far fewer women than men in parts of the developing world. Estimates suggest … that more than 200 million women are demographically 'missing' worldwide. To explain the global 'missing women' phenomenon … cent of the missing women are 'missing' from Africa. This paper employs a novel methodology to determine how the phenomenon …