In this paper, we explore the little studied role of gender-based tastes and preferences in the empirical relationship between income and demand for health care. Using two novel datasets, one from a nationally representative household survey and another from proprietary electronic medical...

The empirical evidence on the inter-generational effects of maternal health interventions is inconclusive, particularly the impact on cognitive ability of children. In this paper, we study one such popular policy from India, viz, the Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) which is a agship health and safe...

In this paper, we explore the little studied role of gender-based tastes and preferences in the empirical relationship between income and demand for health care. Based on a large body of evidence which suggests that the gender identity of the recipient of money can significantly influence...

Exploiting the variation in private school choice among 7-18 year olds born to same parents, the paper provides new evidence of a causal effect of gender on private school choice in India. We show that significant female disadvantage exists in 2005, 2012 and also matched household panel for...

In this paper, using the 1998-1999 National Family Health Survey data-set from India, we study whether there are gender differentials in infant mortality and child nutrition. Our analysis finds no evidence of gender differentials in survival probability. However, conditional upon surviving the...