This paper studies child health in India focusing on differences in anthropometric outcomes between the three main … religions – Hindus, Muslims and Christians. The results indicate that Christian infants have higher height-for-age z-scores as … relatively large Christian presence. We instrument for Christian identity today using data on the location of Protestant and …

This paper provides novel evidence on differences in health outcomes of children in religious and non … endogeneity of religiosity is accounted for. The empirical findings suggest that if both parents are religious, their religiosity … does not affect children's height-for-age, but increases children's body mass index and subjective health. Father …

child activities with location (rural/urban) and children's gender. We detected a lower probability of attending secular … school and a higher probability of engaging in child labor among female children in rural areas. We also found that even … parents who openly expressed appreciation of the importance of secular schooling were more likely to send male children to …

child activities with location (rural/urban) and children’s gender. We detected a lower probability of attending secular … school and a higher probability of engaging in child labor among female children in rural areas. We also found that even … parents who openly expressed appreciation of the importance of secular schooling were more likely to send male children to …