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On the quantity and quality of girls : new evidence on abortion, fertility, and parental investments
Anukriti, S; Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Tam, Hiu - 2016
The introduction of prenatal sex-detection technologies in India has led to a phenomenal increase in abortion of female …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011543967
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US Presidential Party switches are mirrored in global maternal mortality
Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Clarke, Damian; Mühlrad, Hanna; … - 2021
that prohibits aid to overseas non-governmental organisations (NGOs) if they offer abortion-related information or services …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012745410
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Religion and abortion : the role of politician identity
Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Clots-Figueras, Irma; Lakshmi Iyer - 2018
(religious) aversion to abortion among Muslims. These districts exhibit increases in fertility that offset the decrease in girl … abortion. We find no evidence of greater postnatal neglect of girls once more girls are born. Our findings show that politician … preferences over abortion influence abortion-related outcomes, most likely through greater enforcement of laws against sex …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011795503
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Women's careers and family formation
Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Clarke, Damian; Walther, Selma - 2022
employee retention, staff engagement, job complementarities, coworkers, hospitals, endogeneityAThis paper discusses research on the relationship between fertility and women's labour force participation. It surveys methods used to obtain causal identification, and provides an overview of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013415649
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On the Quantity and Quality of Girls: New Evidence on Abortion, Fertility, and Parental Investments
Anukriti, S; Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Tam, Hiu - 2016
The introduction of prenatal sex-detection technologies in India has led to a phenomenal increase in abortion of female …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011559699
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Where have all the young girls gone? Identification of sex selection in India
Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Cochrane, Tom - 2010
This paper presents the first estimates of the causal effect of facilities for prenatal sex diagnosis on the sex ratio at birth in India. It conducts a triple difference analysis across cohort, birth order and sex of previous births. Treated births are those that occur after prenatal sex...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010278714
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US Presidential Party Switches Are Mirrored in Global Maternal Mortality
Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Clarke, Damian; Mühlrad, Hanna; … - 2021
abortion-related information or services. Since first implemented by President Reagan in 1984, it has been enacted under every …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012882491
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Women's Careers and Family Formation
Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Clarke, Damian; Walther, Selma - 2022
This paper discusses research on the relationship between fertility and women's labour force participation. It surveys methods used to obtain causal identification, and provides an overview of the evidence of causal effects in both directions. We highlight a few themes that we regard as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013470402
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Religion and Abortion: The Role of Politician Identity
Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Clots-Figueras, Irma; Iyer, Lakshmi - 2018
(religious) aversion to abortion among Muslims. These districts exhibit increases in fertility that offset the decrease in girl … abortion. We find no evidence of greater postnatal neglect of girls once more girls are born. Our findings show that politician … preferences over abortion influence abortion-related outcomes, most likely through greater enforcement of laws against sex …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011816564
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Where have all the young girls gone? : identification of sex selection in India
Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Cochrane, Tom - 2010
incentives to sex-select as fertility approaches its target. -- sex selection ; abortion ; sex ratio ; son preference ; prenatal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009313317