This paper evaluates the impact of a reproductive health program on the nutritional status of children under the age of ten in rural Bangladesh. The program was administered in a treatment area while retaining an equally impoverished area as control through a doorstep delivery, allowing us to...

The 52nd round of National Sample Survey data was used to explore gender differences in the living arrangements of older persons in India. Data demonstrate that older women, aged 60 and older are more likely to live alone than older men, after controlling for demographics, socioeconomic...

Media reports on incidences of abuse on the internet, particularly amongst teenagers, are growing at an alarming rate causing much concern among parents of teenagers and legislations aimed at regulating internet use among teenagers. Past studies have found that one in five youth were exposed to...

This paper examines the impact of sibling rivalry for resources on children's health outcomes by studying the effect of sibling composition and birth order on the height for age of children below ten years. This study determines whether relaxing resource constraints reduces the impact of sibling...

This paper extends the program evaluation literature by investigating intra-household externalities generated by a reproductive health program, administered as a quasi-control experiment in rural Bangladesh. Although the program only targeted mothers and children in randomly selected treatment...

This paper discusses practice and policy issues related to elder abuse among Asian Indians. It lays out a plan for conducting assessment and interventions and what practitioners can do to detect elder abuse. Case studies highlight instances of elder abuse among Asian Indian immigrants managing...

The 52nd round of National Sample Survey data was used to explore gender differences in the living arrangements of older persons in India. Data demonstrate that older women, aged 60 and older are more likely to live alone than older men, after controlling for demographics, socioeconomic...

Unlike prior studies that have explained racial differences in the transitions to marriage among unmarried women, our study uses the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study to examine racial differences in the transitions to marriage among unmarried women following a non-marital birth. We...

Empirical studies from developed countries observe that women report worse health and higher healthcare utilization than men, but the health disadvantage diminishes with age; gender differences in self-rated health often vanish or are reversed in older ages. Comparable assessments of health...