The roots of gender inequality in developing countries

S Jayachandran - economics, 2015 - annualreviews.org
Is the high degree of gender inequality in developing countries—in education, personal
autonomy, and more—explained by underdevelopment itself? Or do the societies that are …

Sex selection and non‐invasive prenatal testing: A review of current practices, evidence, and ethical issues

H Bowman‐Smart, J Savulescu, C Gyngell… - Prenatal …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Non‐invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) can determine the sex of the fetus very accurately and
very early in gestation. There are concerns that the ease, timing, and accuracy of NIPT sex …

[BOOK][B] Women, crime and criminal justice: A global enquiry

R Barberet - 2014 - taylorfrancis.com
Women, Crime and Criminal Justice is the winner of the Division of International
Criminology's Distinguished Book Award 2014 and the Academy of Criminal Justice …

Land reform and sex selection in China

D Almond, H Li, S Zhang - Journal of Political Economy, 2019 - journals.uchicago.edu
China's land reform in 1978–84 unleashed rapid growth in farm output and household
income. In new data on reform timing in 914 counties, we find an immediate trend break in …

The long-term consequences of China's “Later, Longer, Fewer” campaign in old age

Y Chen, H Fang - Journal of Development Economics, 2021 - Elsevier
We examine how China's “Later, Longer, Fewer”(LLF) policies in the early 1970s affect the
quality of life of the Chinese elderly forty years later. We identify the causal impact of the LLF …

Gender of children, bargaining power, and intrahousehold resource allocation in China

L Li, X Wu - Journal of Human Resources, 2011 - jhr.uwpress.org
Based on the prevalent son preference in China, this paper proposes a new measure of
relative bargaining power within the household. Using data from China Health and Nutrition …

Discrimination begins in the womb: Evidence of sex-selective prenatal investments

P Bharadwaj, LK Lakdawala - Journal of Human Resources, 2013 - jhr.uwpress.org
This paper investigates whether boys receive preferential prenatal treatment in a setting
where son preference is present. Using micro health data from India, we highlight sex …

The effects of prenatal exposure to temperature extremes on birth outcomes: the case of China

X Chen, CM Tan, X Zhang, X Zhang - Journal of Population Economics, 2020 - Springer
This paper investigates the effects of prenatal exposure to extreme temperatures on birth
outcomes—specifically, the log of birth weight and an indicator for low birth weight—using a …

Does population control lead to better child quality? Evidence from China's one-child policy enforcement

B Li, H Zhang - Journal of Comparative Economics, 2017 - Elsevier
Scholarly evidence on the quantity-quality trade-off is mixed in part because of the
identification challenge due to endogenous family size. This paper provides new evidence …

China's sex ratio and crime: Behavioural change or financial necessity?

L Cameron, X Meng, D Zhang - The Economic Journal, 2019 - academic.oup.com
This article uses survey and experimental data from prison inmates and comparable non-
inmates to examine the drivers of rising criminality in China. We find that China's high sex …