Trends in prenatal sex selection and girls' nutritional status in India

Luojia Hu; Analía Schlosser

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Trends in prenatal sex selection and girls' nutritional status in India

Luojia Hu, Analía Schlosser

School of Economics

Tel Aviv University

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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.

Original language	English
Article number	ifs022
Pages (from-to)	348-372
Number of pages	25
Journal	CESifo Economic Studies
Volume	58
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/cesifo/ifs022
State	Published - Jun 2012

Keywords

Child health
Gender discrimination
Prenatal sex selection
Sex ratio at birth
Son preference
Ultrasound

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Geography, Planning and Development
Economics and Econometrics

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