Medical research indicates that breastfeeding suppresses post-natal fertility. We model the implications for … breastfeeding decisions and test the model's predictions using survey data from India. First, we find that breastfeeding increases … with birth order, since mothers near or beyond their desired total fertility are more likely to make use of the …

fertility outcomes in India and find a negative effect, particularly in urban areas. The effect is stronger for male children …

, like India and China, fertility decline may deteriorate the already imbalanced sex-ratios. We use the fertility histories … fertility choices and offspring sex-ratios in India. Both within- and between-family-size differences in offspring sex … fertility decline, together with economic growth, may worsen India's already imbalanced sex-ratios. Thus, much needed fertility …

the paradigm policy shift in India from promoting fertility reduction only to meeting women's reproductive and sexual …-section of 70 women from rural Tamil Nadu, this paper exposes the limited extent to which women in India have been able to …

policies upholding the patriarchal family system. Finally, the authors hypothesize that child sex ratios in China and India …