Leveraging close elections to generate quasi-random variation in the religious identity of state legislators in India …, we find lower rates of female foeticide in districts with Muslim legislators, which we argue reflects a greater …

networks and improve well-being. We examine family planning access for women in India, who tend to be socially isolated and for …

We investigate whether politician gender influences policy outcomes in India. We focus upon antenatal and postnatal … Indian Parliament. -- political identity ; gender ; mortality ; health ; social preferences ; India …

We investigate whether politician gender influences policy outcomes in India. We focus upon antenatal and postnatal …

significant role in explaining sex differences in survival and health outcomes in rural India, even when parents do not treat boys …

Fertility differentials among the Hindus and the Muslims in India are a matter of concern, which attracts scholars of … different disciplines not only in India, but also outside as well. But surprisingly systematic analysis of fertility pattern … among these religion sub groups has not been forthcoming. The ‘Census 2001', for the first time, published different …