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The introduction of prenatal sex-detection technologies in India has led to a phenomenal increase in abortion of female fetuses. We investigate their impact on son-biased fertility stopping behavior, parental investments in girls relative to boys, and the relative chances of girls surviving...
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The introduction of prenatal sex-detection technologies in India has led to a phenomenal increase in abortion of female fetuses. This paper examines the impacts of this on girl relative to boy mortality rates after birth, using data from 1973-2005. The analysis finds a narrowing of the gender...
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positive selection in the health of the children being born. I use a family planning intervention which gave thousands of long …
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This paper uses the implementation of a privately funded family planning program in Colorado to demonstrate that … expanding access to long-acting reversible contraceptives to lower income women creates positive selection in the health of the …
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Family planning is a critical issue in countries, particularly those in sub-Saharan Africa, where high fertility rates … postpartum abstinence as a means to protect child health, while aligning with anthropological evidence documenting its adoption …
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