periods of economic development after the onset of demographic and epidemiologic transition, cross-sectional variation in SDIM …

We study the impact of an innovative program in the Indian state of Bihar that aimed to reduce the gender gap in … increased girls' age-appropriate enrollment in secondary school by 30% and also reduced the gender gap in age …

developing countries, but there is surprisingly little evidence on the effectiveness of such a policy. We study gender gaps in …-grade and student gender by grade fixed effects, we find that both male and female teachers are more effective at teaching … students of their own gender; (3) However, female teachers are more effective overall, resulting in girls' test scores …

much of the GDP/gender-inequality relationship can be explained by the process of development, society-specific factors are …-skewed with development. Finally, I lay out some policy approaches to address gender inequality. …Is the high degree of gender inequality in developing countries--in education, personal autonomy, and more …

ratios were almost normal, a development heralded as a sign that son preference and sex choice have vanished. However, normal … - ultrasound and economic development accounting for the change in who chooses sons. …

Why has the expansion of women's economic and political rights coincided with economic development? This paper … of development (i.e., capital accumulation and declining fertility) exacerbated the tension in men's conflicting …