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of university, gender, and parental education. The research methodology involved analyzing the attitudes of students at … universities, and a significant effect of parental education, but no significant impact of gender. However, the study had a …
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The liberalization of the Indian economy in the 1990s led to an unprecedented increase in the availability of prenatal ultrasound technology. In this paper, we analyze the differential spread of ultrasound in India at the state level over a ten-year period (1999 to 2008) and the consequences for...
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evidence shows that the female biological advantage was not visible after an economic shock. In addition, gender discriminatory …
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How is prenatal sex selective behaviour influenced by the presence of cheap fetal gender identification technology and …
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Gender gaps in skills exist around the world but differ remarkably among the high and low-and-middle income countries … and gender attitudes predict gender gaps in cognitive and noncognitive skills. We find steep socioeconomic and attitude … results suggest that a sizable improvement in gender attitudes would yield important gains for females, but substantial gains …
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; prenatal sex selection ; sex ratio at birth ; gender discrimination ; child health …
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This study examines the historical origins of son preference. I test a hypothesis that son preference emerges from humanity’s adoption of intensive agriculture for subsistence. This increases the incentive to adopt patrilocal residence norms after marriage, and for sons to care for their...
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