portion of the gender wage gap is explainable by realized and expected fertility and that the long-run effect of policies …

We have developed a theoretical link between the existence of a son preference and the quantity and quality of children …. In our model, decisions about the quantity and quality of children are interdependent and are influenced by a son … preference. A son preference substantially widens the gap between the quality of female and male children, and increases the …

The impact of participation in group-based credit programs, by gender of participant, on the health status of children … by gender in rural Bangladesh is investigated. These credit programs are well suited to studies of how gender …-specific resources alter intra-household allocations because they induce differential participation by gender. Women's credit is found to …