On the Quantity and Quality of Girls : Fertility, Parental Investments, and Mortality

On the Quantity and Quality of Girls : Fertility, Parental Investments, and Mortality

The introduction of prenatal sex-detection technologies in India has led to a phenomenal increase in abortion of female fetuses. This paper examines the impacts of this on girl relative to boy mortality rates after birth, using data from 1973-2005....

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Main Authors: Anukriti, S., Bhalotra, Sonia, Tam, Eddy H.F.
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:
GENDER GAP
SEX OF THE CHILD
FAMILY HEALTH SURVEY
SEX-SELECTIVE ABORTION
BIRTH ORDER
FEMALE MORTALITY
CHILD MORTALITY
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/251111599659492315/On-the-Quantity-and-Quality-of-Girls-Fertility-Parental-Investments-and-Mortality
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34476

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/251111599659492315/On-the-Quantity-and-Quality-of-Girls-Fertility-Parental-Investments-and-Mortality
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34476

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