The existing literature on "missing women" has suggested that the problem is mostly concentrated in India and China … previously found (4-5 million excess female deaths per year), is as severe among adults as it is among children in India, is … larger in Sub-Saharan Africa than in China and India, and existed on a large scale in the US around 1900. We first show that …

The authors use recent data from the 2006 National Family Health Survey of India to explore the relationship between … implications because it suggests that India's problem of "missing women" may be concentrated in particular groups. The authors … conclude that religion and caste play a key role in determining the demographic characteristics of India …

This paper estimates a household saving rate equation for India and the Republic of Korea using longterm time series … to females) has a significant impact on the household saving rate in both India and the Republic of Korea, even after … controlling for the usual suspects such as the aged and youth dependency ratios and income. It has a negative impact in India …