The excess female mortality in India and other South Asian countries is no longer contentious. Less known are the … reasons for such excess female mortality in the country. In this study, we argue that intra-household gender-discrimination in … the analysis. Place of death, which indicates whether a person get medical help immediately before her/his death, is used …

larger for girls, children from rural households, and those with less-educated mothers. Our findings suggest that health …

. -- poverty ; income ; inequality ; infant mortality ; India ; economic reform ; state health expenditure ; panel data …

outcomes of children in rural India. Using experimental data and regression discontinuity design that exploits the exogenous … health, and cognitive outcomes of children. Our findings suggest that light-touch nutrition information alone, even when … parents are informed about the health risk of their children, may not promote healthy behavior and factors other than …

children in rural India. Using experimental data and regression discontinuity design that exploits the exogenous cutoff of … cognitive outcomes of children. Our findings suggest that nutrition information alone, even when parents are informed about the … anemia status of their children, may not promote healthy behavior and factors other than information might constrain …

larger for boys, children from rural or poor households, and those with less-educated mothers. Our findings suggest that …

children using data from the National Family Health Survey-3. The effects of healthcare services utilization, food consumption … and nutritional status were significant predictors. Second, models for children’s heights and weight showed beneficial … weight as the Body Mass Index were tackled. Third, models for children’s hemoglobin concentration indicated beneficial …