-2005. The analysis finds a narrowing of the gender gap in under-5 mortality rates, in line with surviving girls being more … fetuses. This paper examines the impacts of this on girl relative to boy mortality rates after birth, using data from 1973 … mechanisms finds a narrowing of gender gaps in parental investments in children, moderation of son-biased fertility stopping, and …

Relative to developed countries, there are far fewer women than men in parts of the developing world. Estimates suggest … of missing women is distributed across Africa. Moreover, it provides estimates of the extent of excess female mortality … mortality for women in Africa. …

female mortality (EFM) and fertility in Taiwan. For identification, we exploit plausibly exogenous variation in the …

female mortality (EFM) and fertility in Taiwan. For identification, we exploit plausibly exogenous variation in the …