Despite the perceived importance of labor market opportunities in shaping married women's outside option, and their … for men and women on both working and non-working women's decision making power. The implications for children's health … are also investigated. Using the differential effects of China's admission to the WTO across Mexican industries, I check …

Son preference is widespread in a number of developing countries. Anecdotal evidence suggests that women may contribute …

-unitary household models of family behavior posit that an increase in women's bargaining power can influence child health. We study the … to unmarried women in India, on child height. We find robust evidence that the HSAA improved the height and weight of … children. In addition, we find evidence consistent with a channel that the policy improved the women's intrahousehold …

Using longitudinal data from the 2014â 2018 China Family Panel Studies, we investigate the impact of internet use (IU …) on fertility among reproductive-age women. We find that IU reduces the number of children born, with more pronounced …

Using longitudinal data from the 2014-2018 China Family Panel Studies, we investigate the impact of internet use (IU …) on fertility among reproductive-age women. We find that IU reduces the number of children born, with more pronounced …

This paper tests three hypotheses concerning intra-household resource allocation in rural China. First, whether … increasing the women's bargaining power alters household expenditure patterns. Second, whether households allocate fewer … resources to daughters than to sons. Third, whether increasing the bargaining power of women reduces pro-boy discrimination. We …

This paper tests three hypotheses concerning intra-household resource allocation in rural China. First, whether … increasing the women's bargaining power alters household expenditure patterns. Second, whether households allocate fewer … resources to daughters than to sons. Third, whether increasing the bargaining power of women reduces pro-boy discrimination. We …

Son preference is widespread in a number of developing countries. Anecdotal evidence suggests that women may contribute …