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. Utilizing quasi-experimental variation in legal fertility limits on village council members in India, we find that at least 2 …
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Lower fertility can translate into a more male-biased sex ratio if son preference is persistent and technology for sex-selection is easily accessible. This paper investigates whether financial incentives can overcome this trade-off in the context of an Indian scheme, Devirupak, that seeks to...
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-10, we investigate the relationship between social identity, specifically caste identity in India, and perceptions of self …, and how institutional change can influence it. Our main finding is that caste identity in contemporary India does shape …
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The introduction of prenatal sex-detection technologies in India has led to a phenomenal increase in abortion of female …
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We analyze the changes in earnings of paid workers (wage earners) in rural India from 2004/05 to 2011/12. Real earnings …
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gender wage gaps among Regular Wage/Salaried (RWS) workers in India, both at the mean, as well as along the entire wage …
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household survey in India. Our method identifies enumerators exhibiting deviant field practices, and provides them feedback to …
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networks and improve well-being. We examine family planning access for women in India, who tend to be socially isolated and for …
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are elected. Exposure to female leaders in state legislatures in India increases the likelihood that female constituents …
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bride-to-groom marriage payments, i.e., dowries, influence saving behavior in rural India. Exploiting variation in firstborn …
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