period. We also find that surviving girls are shorter. Second, using monthly time series data for 35 years, we again find …Dowry is often adduced as an explanation of son preference in India, but there is little evidence that dowry motivates … foetal and newborn girls, and on a scale much larger than "dowry deaths" amongst married women which have been the subject of …

to health care and education for girls than for boys. We use a nationally representative survey of Indian households …Son preference in countries like India results in higher female infant mortality rates and differentially lower access … (NFHS-3) to conduct the first study that analyzes whether son preference is associated with girls bearing a larger burden of …