In this paper, we study the impact of prenatal sex selection on the well-being of girls by analyzing changes in … India. We further examine various channels through which prenatal sex selection might affect girls' outcomes. Using repeated … abortion. We then exploit the large regional and time variations in the incidence of prenatal sex selection to analyze whether …

In this paper, we study the impact of prenatal sex selection on the well-being of girls by analyzing changes in … India. We further examine various channels through which prenatal sex selection might affect girls' outcomes. Using repeated … abortion. We then exploit the large regional and time variations in the incidence of prenatal sex selection to analyze whether …

traditional pattern of short spacing when they have girls, with only limited evidence of sex selection. Because of the rapid … eventually born. Finally, it does not appear that the use of sex selection is declining …

This paper addresses two main questions: what is the relationship between fertility and sex selection and how does … show that falling fertility intensifies use of sex selection, leading to use at lower parities, and longer spacing after a … sex selection. Predicted lifetime fertility for high-education women declined more than 10% between 1985-1994, when sex …

rare, complicated by migrant self-selection. This paper tests the effects of guest work on Indian applicants to a …

rare, complicated by migrant self-selection. This paper tests the effects of guest work on Indian applicants to a …