fetuses. We investigate their impact on son-biased fertility stopping behavior, parental investments in girls relative to boys …, and the relative chances of girls surviving after birth. We find a moderation of son-biased fertility, erosion of gender … gaps in breastfeeding and immunization, and complete convergence in the post-neonatal mortality rates of boys and girls …

levels of illegal trafficking of girls and abnormal child sex ratios in favor of boys. In this paper we examine if a skewed … state. We find that association between child sex ratio and illegal trafficking of girls is stronger and larger in magnitude … sex ratio and shortage of girls is associated with their illegal trafficking in India. Using panel data of 29 Indian …