In parts of Asia, South Caucasus, and the Balkans, son preference is strong enough to trigger significant levels of sex … selection, result in the excess mortality of girls, and skew child sex ratios in favor of boys. Every year, 1.8 million girls … use of such practices is reflective of the striking inequities girls face today, and it also has negative implications for …

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

-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 … wanted. The estimates show that for every three aborted girls, one additional girl survives to age five. Investigation of the …

levels of illegal trafficking of girls and abnormal child sex ratios in favor of boys. In this paper we examine if a skewed … sex ratio and shortage of girls is associated with their illegal trafficking in India. Using panel data of 29 Indian … trafficking of girls. We find the association to be heterogeneous by female empowerment, crime against women and party rule in the …