Health and the political agency of women
We investigate whether women's political representation in state legislatures improves
public provision of antenatal and childhood health services in the districts from which they …
public provision of antenatal and childhood health services in the districts from which they …
Neighborhood sanitation and infant mortality
In this paper, we shed new light on a long-standing puzzle: in India, Muslim children are
substantially more likely than Hindu children to survive to their first birthday, even though …
substantially more likely than Hindu children to survive to their first birthday, even though …
Women's inheritance rights reform and the preference for sons in India
We investigate whether legislation of equal inheritance rights for women modifies the
historic preference for sons in India, and find that it exacerbates it. Children born after the …
historic preference for sons in India, and find that it exacerbates it. Children born after the …
Association of maternal height with child mortality, anthropometric failure, and anemia in India
Context Prior research on the determinants of child health has focused on contemporaneous
risk factors such as maternal behaviors, dietary factors, and immediate environmental …
risk factors such as maternal behaviors, dietary factors, and immediate environmental …
The price of gold: Dowry and death in India
We provide evidence that dowry costs motivate son-preferring behaviors in India. Since gold
is an integral part of dowry, we study parental responses to shocks in the world gold price …
is an integral part of dowry, we study parental responses to shocks in the world gold price …
Education, marriage, and fertility: Long-term evidence from a female stipend program in Bangladesh
Abstract In 1994, Bangladesh introduced the Female Secondary School Stipend Program
that made secondary education free for rural girls. This paper examines the long-term effects …
that made secondary education free for rural girls. This paper examines the long-term effects …
Early-life mortality clustering in families: A literature review
IK van Dijk - Population Studies, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Research on early-life mortality in contemporary and historical populations has shown that
infant and child mortality tend to cluster in a limited number of high-mortality families, a …
infant and child mortality tend to cluster in a limited number of high-mortality families, a …
The effects of pregnancy spacing on infant and child mortality in Matlab, Bangladesh: how they vary by the type of pregnancy outcome that began the interval
Using high-quality longitudinal data on 125,720 singleton live births in Matlab, Bangladesh,
we assessed the effects of duration of intervals between pregnancy outcomes on infant and …
we assessed the effects of duration of intervals between pregnancy outcomes on infant and …
The association between institutional delivery and neonatal mortality based on the quality of maternal and newborn health system in India
Over 600,000 newborns in India died in their first month of life in 2017 despite large
increases in access to maternal health services. We assess whether maternal and newborn …
increases in access to maternal health services. We assess whether maternal and newborn …
Birth spacing and sibling outcomes
Using the NLSY79 and NLSY79 Child and Young Adult Surveys, we investigate the effect of
the age difference between siblings (spacing) on educational achievement. Because …
the age difference between siblings (spacing) on educational achievement. Because …