Trends in Prenatal Sex Selection and Girls’ Nutritional Status in India

Luojia Hu and Analia Schlosser

No 275797, Foerder Institute for Economic Research Working Papers from Tel-Aviv University > Foerder Institute for Economic Research

Abstract: We study whether changes in prenatal sex selection across regions in India are associated with changes in girls’ nutritional status. We exploit geographic variation in the incidence of prenatal sex selection and apply a triple difference approach comparing changes in the nutritional status of girls relative to boys across regions and over time. We find a reduction in girls’ malnutrition in regions with an increasing incidence of prenatal sex selection.

Keywords: Consumer/Household Economics; Financial Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 25
Date: 2012-04-27
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.275797

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