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Life expectancy and human capital investments : evidence from maternal mortality declines
Jayachandran, Seema; Lleras-Muney, Adriana - In: The quarterly journal of economics 124 (2009) 1, pp. 349-397
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003860737
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Life expectancy and human capital investments : evidence from maternal mortality declines
Jayachandran, Seema; Lleras-Muney, Adriana - 2008
mortality risk in Sri Lanka between 1946 and 1953, which creates a sharp increase in life expectancy for school-age girls … geographic variation, we find that the 70% reduction in maternal mortality risk over the sample period increased female life …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003693430
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Life Expectancy and Human Capital Investments : Evidence From Maternal Mortality Declines
Jayachandran, Seema - 2008
mortality risk in Sri Lanka between 1946 and 1953, which creates a sharp increase in life expectancy for school-age girls … geographic variation, we find that the 70% reduction in maternal mortality risk over the sample period increased female life …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012464702
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Maternal mortality, religion and the enrolment of girls and boys : is there a link?
Cooray, Arusha; Klasen, Stephan - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010349316
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Maternal Mortality, Religion and the Enrolment of Girls and Boys : Is There a Link?
Cooray, Arusha V. - 2014
We investigate empirically the impact of maternal mortality on the enrolment rate of girls and boys at the primary and … girls and boys, with the negative greater for girls than for boys. For girls, the negative effect of maternal mortality is … secondary levels. We also examine whether the effect of maternal mortality on enrolment is strengthened or weakened by religion …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013053936
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On the quantity and quality of girls : fertility, parental investments and mortality
Anukriti, S; Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Tam, Hiu - In: The economic journal : the journal of the Royal … 132 (2022) 641, pp. 1-36
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012799234
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On the quantity and quality of girls : fertility, parental investments, and mortality
Anukriti, S; Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Tam, Hiu - 2018
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011891004
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Maternal health intervention and sex ratios : evidence from the Village Midwife Program in Indonesia
Ahsan, Nazmul; Maharaj, Tattwachaitanya Riddhi - In: Journal of demographic economics : JODE 90 (2024) 2, pp. 229-255
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Big sisters
Jakiela, Pamela; Ozier, Owen; Fernald, Lia C. H.; … - 2020
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012654024
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Big sisters
Jakiela, Pamela; Ozier, Owen; Fernald, Lia C. H.; … - 2020
contribute to their human capital accumulation, and (ii) households perceive lower returns to investing in older girls than in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012390590