, and the relative chances of girls surviving after birth. We find a moderation of son-biased fertility, erosion of gender …

-2005. The analysis finds a narrowing of the gender gap in under-5 mortality rates, in line with surviving girls being more … mechanisms finds a narrowing of gender gaps in parental investments in children, moderation of son-biased fertility stopping, and …

also find no such effect of gender-neutral crimes (such as theft and robbery) on the likelihood of early marriage of girls … the northern region of India, where patriarchal culture and gender norms are stronger than in the southern region. These … findings are relevant as under-age marriage has negative consequences for the well-being of women in terms of health, education …

interest from suitors relative to those in 'feminine' occupations. Our results highlight the strong effect of gender norms and … traditional gender norms. These findings suggest that expectations regarding returns in the marriage market may influence women …