patterns in the data indicate that India's culture of eldest son preference plays a key role in explaining the steeper birth …India's child stunting rate is among the highest in the world, exceeding that of many poorer African countries. In this … paper, we analyze data for over 174,000 Indian and Sub-Saharan African children to show that Indian firstborns are taller …

patterns in the data indicate that India's culture of eldest son preference plays a key role in explaining the steeper birth …India's child stunting rate is among the highest in the world, exceeding that of many poorer African countries. In this … paper, we analyze data for over 174,000 Indian and Sub-Saharan African children to show that Indian firstborns are taller …

improving services and outcomes for youth reproductive health in Nepal. The study was motivated by the desire to test the impact … of participatory approaches in improving youth reproductive health. Nepal was chosen because it is a country where youth …

large dams in India. To account for endogenous placement of dams we use GIS data and the fact that river gradient affects a … estimates suggest that large dam construction in India is a marginally cost-effective investment with significant distributional …

large dams in India. To account for endogenous placement of dams we use GIS data and the fact that river gradient affects a … estimates suggest that large dam construction in India is a marginally cost-effective investment with significant distributional …