The introduction of prenatal sex-detection technologies in India has led to a phenomenal increase in abortion of female …, and the relative chances of girls surviving after birth. We find a moderation of son-biased fertility, erosion of gender …

This article examines the hypothesis that having daughters polarises male politicians' attitudes toward abortion rights …. Using French and U.S voting records, I estimate that having daughters decreases support for abortion law by 25% for right … in a model predicting that fathers with paternalistic preferences adopt a more polarised political position on abortion …

The introduction of prenatal sex-detection technologies in India has led to a phenomenal increase in abortion of female …-2005. The analysis finds a narrowing of the gender gap in under-5 mortality rates, in line with surviving girls being more … mechanisms finds a narrowing of gender gaps in parental investments in children, moderation of son-biased fertility stopping, and …