fertility pressures on women, which favored late female marriages already in the pre-industrial era. The resulting family and … household patterns placed women into a better position to struggle for more gender equality during the subsequent transitions …-condition predict differences in pre-industrial female marriage ages, which in turn explain differences in gender equality today. The …

We investigate the micro-level determinants of labor force participation of urban married women in eight low- and … framework that allows for comparative analyses across time and space. We find that the coefficients of women's characteristics …, Vietnam, and Tanzania). Overall, the economic, social, and institutional constraints that shape women's labor force …

We investigate the micro-level determinants of labor force participation of urban married women in eight low- and … framework that allows for comparative analyses across time and space. We find that the coefficients of women's characteristics …, Vietnam, and Tanzania). Overall, the economic, social, and institutional constraints that shape women's labor force …

schooling, and how that affects subsequent labour market outcomes of men and women. Using a nationally representative …

schooling, and how that affects subsequent labour market outcomes of men and women. Using a nationally representative …

We investigate the micro-level determinants of labor force participation of urban married women in eight low- and … framework that allows for comparative analyses across time and space. We find that the coefficients of women's characteristics …, Vietnam, and Tanzania). Overall, the economic, social, and institutional constraints that shape women's labor force …

This paper discusses two recent controversies surrounding levels and trends in the number of "missing women" in the … that the claim that a substantial portion of "missing women" is due to higher sex ratios at birth linked to hepatitis B …. -- Missing women ; fertility decline ; Hepatitis B ; sex-selective abortions ; gender bias in mortality …