survey from Ghana, we find that on average if children had all sisters (and no brothers) they would do roughly 25-40% better … on measured health indicators than if they had all brothers (and no sisters). The effects are as large as typical … quantity-quality trade-offs, and they do not differ significantly by gender …

, and the relative chances of girls surviving after birth. We find a moderation of son-biased fertility, erosion of gender …

-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 …

-age mortality on the time use and health outcomes of older adults, with a focus on long-run impacts and gender dimensions. Prime …. Most health indicators are not worse for older adults when a prime-age household member died, although more distant adult … were not residing with their parents at baseline, the findings show no impact on hours worked or health outcomes …