survey from Ghana, we find that on average if children had all sisters (and no brothers) they would do roughly 25-40% better … on measured health indicators than if they had all brothers (and no sisters). The effects are as large as typical … quantity-quality trade-offs, and they do not differ significantly by gender …

I explore a unique exogenous instrument to examine how the intra-familial position of women influence health outcomes … of their children using micro data from Ghana. Using the 2SLS-IV estimation technique, I build a model of household … bargaining and child health development with perceptions of women regarding wife-beating and marital rape in the existence of …

of their children using micro data from Ghana Demographic and Health Survey, 2008. Using the 2 SLS-IV estimation …I explore a unique exogenous instrument to examine how the intra-familial position of women influence health outcomes … technique, I build a model of household bargaining and child health development with perceptions of women regarding wife …