This paper investigates whether the religious identity of state legislators in India influences development outcomes … correlated with constituency level voter preferences or characteristics that make religion salient, we use quasi-random variation … in legislator identity generated by close elections between Muslim and non-Muslim candidates. We find that increasing the …

Leveraging close elections to generate quasi-random variation in the religious identity of state legislators in India …, we find lower rates of female foeticide in districts with Muslim legislators, which we argue reflects a greater …

This paper studies child health in India focusing on differences in anthropometric outcomes between the three main … establishing countries were engaged in during India's colonial history. The results are robust to a series of checks for instrument … scientific underpinnings of disease, the advent of Christianity has long-term health implications for India's children today. …

institutional births and child mortality in the state of Bihar, India. Using the difference-in-differences methodology, we find a …