This paper discusses research on the relationship between fertility and women's labour force participation. It surveys … importance of distinguishing between extensive and intensive margin changes in both variables; consideration not only of women … of analysing changes across the lifecycle and across successive cohorts; and of recognizing that women's choices over …

We examine the impact of establishing women police stations (WPS) on reporting of gender- based violence. Using … with an increase in police reports of crimes against women of 29 percent, a result driven by domestic violence. This …. We also find some evidence of an increase in women's labor supply following WPS opening, consistent with women feeling …

We examine the impact of establishing women police stations (WPS) on reporting of gender-based violence. Using … with an increase in police reports of crimes against women of 29 percent, a result driven by domestic violence. This …. We also find some evidence of an increase in women’s labor supply following WPS opening, consistent with women feeling …

This paper investigates the consequences of sex imbalance in India's population for violence against women. We match … against women and marriage quality. We estimate that the elasticity of violence against women with respect to the surplus of … discernible impact upon property and economic crime. In probing mechanisms we argue that men are more prone to crime than women …

We investigate whether legislation of equal inheritance rights for women modifies the historic preference for sons in … India, and find that it exacerbates it. Children born after the reform in families with a first-born daughter are 3 …

There has been a phenomenal global increase in the proportion of women in politics in the last two decades, but there … India's state assemblies, leveraging close elections to isolate causal effects. We find significantly higher growth in … economic activity in constituencies that elect women and no evidence of negative spillovers to neighbouring male …