Son Preference and Gender Gaps in Child Nutrition : Does the Level of Female Autonomy Matter?

This paper examines the association between parental son preference and child anthropometric status, and the extent to which this relationship depends on the level of female autonomy. Results highlight the importance of maternal son preference and mothers' involvement in household decision making when gender gaps in child nutrition are considered. These findings have important policy implications

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Year of publication:	2016
Authors:	Dasgupta, Shatanjaya
Publisher:	[S.l.] : SSRN
Subject:	Indien \| India \| Jungen \| Boys \| Soziale Norm \| Social norm \| Frauenpolitik \| Women's politics \| Mädchen \| Girls \| Ernährungsverhalten \| Eating habit \| Familienplanung \| Family planning

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Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (12 p)
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	In: Review of Development Economics, Vol. 20, Issue 2, pp. 375-386, 2016 Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments May 2016 erstellt
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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