We investigate whether legislation of equal inheritance rights for women modifies the historic preference for sons in … India, and find that it exacerbates it. Children born after the reform in families with a first-born daughter are 3 …

We investigate whether legislation of equal inheritance rights for women modifies the historic preference for sons in … India, and find that it exacerbates it. Children born after the reform in families with a first-born daughter are 3 …

pollution generated by coal fueled power units on the anemic status of children and women in India. We show that among very … among adult women. Impacts on anemic status are driven by the growth of PM2.5 pollution attributable to emissions from coal … increasing demand for energy that emerging market economies like India face. …

) as cooking fuel affects the time spent in cooking and employment activities for Indian rural women. We instrument use of … average is calculated leaving the concerned household. We find no impact of LPG on the probability of women participating in … spent in cooking and employment is mostly driven by married women. …

greater impact on empowering women. Using household survey data on SHG from India, a general structural model is adopted where …Microfinance programs like Self Help Group Bank linkage program (SHG), aim to empower women through provision of … the latent women empowerment and its latent components (economic factors and financial confidence, managerial control …

In this paper we study the link between women's responsibility for children and their preferences. We use a large … random sample of individuals living in rural India, incentive compatible measures of patience and risk aversion, and detailed … survey data. We find more patient choices among women who have a higher number of children. The age of children matters: The …

India. We further examine various channels through which prenatal sex selection might affect girls' outcomes. Using repeated …

India. We further examine various channels through which prenatal sex selection might affect girls' outcomes. Using repeated …

covering 350 Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) in 70 countries. The results indicate that more women clients is associated with … believes that women in general are a better credit-risk for MFIs. Interaction effects reveal that the effect is stronger for … more than others from focussing on women: First, those MFIs that develop hands-on, women-friendly procedures tailored to …

Traditionally women were cornered in the four walls of house, serving the family and upbringing the children. Her … turning into entrepreneur was considered as a taboo in the Indian society. In other words women were deprived of economic … independence and social empowerment. Women are hard workers who have played a dynamic role in ‘green revolution' by assisting …